Estimation of genome size in Brachiaria species

Grassland Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 240-242

  Ishigaki, Genki ^a   Gondo, Takahiro ^a   Ebina, Masumi ^b   Suenaga, Kazuhiro ^c   Akashi, Ryo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brachiaria; Flow cytometry; Genome size

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING; CULTIVAR; DNA; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVOLUTION; FORAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; GRASS; POLYPLOIDY; RESEARCH WORK; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BRACHIARIA;

EID: 78650091348     PISSN: 17446961     EISSN: 1744697X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-697X.2010.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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