Discovery of natural Miscanthus (Poaceae) triploid plants in sympatric populations of Miscanthus sacchariflorus and Miscanthus sinensis in southern Japan

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 154-159

  Nishiwaki, Aya ^a   Mizuguti, Aki ^b   Kuwabara, Shotaro ^a   Toma, Yo ^c,d   Ishigaki, Genki ^a   Miyashita, Tomomi ^a,d   Yamada, Toshihiko ^d   Matuura, Hiroya ^a   Yamaguchi, Sachi ^a   Lane Rayburn, A ^c   Akashi, Ryo ^a   Ryan Stewart, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Hybrid; Miscanthus; OGI; Poaceae; Susuki

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOENERGY; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GRASS; HYBRID; POLYPLOIDY; SYMPATRY;

ARTICLE; CROP; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JAPAN; PLANT SEED; POACEAE; TRIPLOIDY;

BIOFUELS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC VARIATION; JAPAN; POACEAE; SEEDS; TRIPLOIDY;

MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS SACCHARIFLORUS; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 78650977204     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000258     Document Type: Article

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