Evidence of natural hybridization in Brachiaria humidicola (Rendle) Schweick. (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae)

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-94

  Boldrini, Kellen Regina ^a   Pagliarini, M S ^a   Valle, C B ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

allopolyploidy; Brachiaria humidicola; forage grass; genome affinity; meiotic rhythm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIARIA; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I;

BRACHIARIA; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I;

BRACHIARIA HUMIDICOLA; PANICEAE; PANICOIDEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 77955677370     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-010-0016-z     Document Type: Article

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