Wild Gossypium anomalum: A unique source of fibre fineness and strength

Current Science

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-71

  Mehetre, Subhash S ^a  

^a Directorate of Research   (India)

Author keywords

Amphidiploidy; Cellulose deposition; Fibre convolutions; Gos sypium anomalum; Haploidy; Lumen

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM ANOMALUM; GOSSYPIUM ARBOREUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ZEA;

EID: 77955406894     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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