Determination of ploidy level by flow cytometry and autopolyploid induction in cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 73, 2011, Pages 16491-16494

  Oumar, Doungous ^a   Sama, Anne Eyango ^a   Adiobo, Amayana ^a   Zok, Simon ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cocoyam (xanthosoma sagittifolium); Colchicine; Flow cytometry; Mixoploid; Oryzalin; Ploidy level; Tetraploid

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; HERBICIDE; ORYZALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOPOLYPLOIDY; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DOUBLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IN VITRO SELECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MIXOPLOIDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT REGENERATION; PLANTLET; PLOIDY; TETRAPLOIDY; XANTHOSOMA; XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM;

EID: 81855187174     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2358     Document Type: Article

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