Quantitative variation for apomictic reproduction in the genus Boechera (Brassicaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1719-1731

  Aliyu, Olawale M ^a   Schranz, M Eric ^b   Sharbel, Timothy F ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apomeiosis; Apomixis; Boechera; Embryo; Endosperm; Flow cytometry; Parthenogenesis; Pseudogamy

Indexed keywords

APOMIXIS; DATA SET; DICOTYLEDON; EMBRYO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOTYPE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARTHENOGENESIS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEED PRODUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; BOECHERA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 78049249922     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000188     Document Type: Article

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