Cytological parameters viz a viz probable modes of evolution In Astragalus L

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B - Biological Sciences

Volumn 78, Issue PART 4, 2008, Pages 281-287

  Gohil, R N ^a   Ashraf, Mohamad ^b  

^a BABA GHULAM SHAH BADSHAH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Amar Singh College   (India)

Author keywords

Astragalus; Base number; Chromosome number; Evolution; Karyotype; Polyploidy

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS (ANGIOSPERM); MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 80051991324     PISSN: 03698211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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