Developing polyploid genotypes of Leptospermum scoparium

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 273-281

  Bicknell, Ross ^a   Boase, Murray ^a   Morgan, Edmond ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

colchicine; floral morphology; Leptospermum scoparium; M nuka; polyploidy

Indexed keywords

CLONE; CULTIVAR; DIAMETER; FLORAL TRAIT; GENOTYPE; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLOGY; POLYPLOIDY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 85074899218     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2019.1683044     Document Type: Article

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