Phenotypic and genomic characterization of vine cactus collection (Cactaceae)

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1075-1085

  Tel Zur, N ^a   Mizrahi, Y ^a   Cisneros, A ^a   Mouyal, J ^a   Schneider, B ^a   Doyle, J J ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Epiphyllum; Flow cytometry; Fruit traits; Hylocereus; Polyploidy; Selenicereus; Stomata length and density

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DICOTYLEDON; DOMESTICATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRUIT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; MATURATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLYPLOIDY; SEMIARID REGION; STOMATA; VINE;

CACTACEAE; EPIPHYLLUM; HYLOCEREUS; SELENICEREUS; SELENICEREUS GRANDIFLORUS;

EID: 80052833586     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-010-9643-8     Document Type: Article

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