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Induced cytomictic diversity in maize (Zea mays L.) inbred.
TSitologiia i genetika - 1 Jan 2000
Rai Prashant Kumar, Kumar Girjesh, Tripathi Avinash
Abstract excerpt
Mutation breeding has been used for improving oligogenic and polygenic characters, disease resistance and quantitative characters including yielding ability. The cytological stability of maize inbred lines is an important consideration in view of their extensive use in genetics and plant breeding research. Investigation in Zea mays L. confirms that the migration of chromosomes is a real event that cannot be...
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