Techniques to obtain cytological preparations with high frequency of mitotic metaphases in plants: Passiflora (Passifloraceae) and Crotalaria (Leguminosae);Técnicas para a obtenção de preparações citológicas com alta freqüência de metáfases mitóticas em plantas: Passiflora (Passifloraceae)

Acta Botanica Brasilica

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 363-370

  Cuco, Silvia Marina ^a   Mondin, Mateus ^a   Vieira, Maria Lúcia Carneiro ^a   Aguiar Perecin, Margarida L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

8 hydroxiquinoline; Crotalaria; Cycloheximide; Mitotic chromosomes; Passiflora; Plant cytogenetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012456757     PISSN: 01023306     EISSN: 1677941X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-33062003000300004     Document Type: Article

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