Cytogenetic analysis of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) using fluorescent in situ hybridization

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 844, Issue , 2009, Pages 207-210

  Islam Faridi, N ^a   Nelson, C D ^b   Sisco, P H ^c   Kubisiak, T L ^b   Hebard, F V ^d   Paris, R L ^d   Phillips, R L ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c American Chestnut Foundation   (United States)

^d American Chestnut Foundation   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

18S 28S rDNA; 5S rDNA; Backcross breeding; Chinese chestnut; FISH; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA DENTATA; CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; FUNGI;

EID: 75649106097     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.844.28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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