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DNA elimination in embryogenic development of Pennisetum glaucum x Pennisetum purpureum (Poaceae) hybrids.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 22 Oct 2013
Nunes J D, Azevedo A L S, Pereira A V, Paula C M P, Campos J M S, Lédo F J S, Santos V B
Abstract excerpt
Interspecific hybridization between Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum), which is widely grown in Brazil for cattle forage, and pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) has been used as a breeding strategy for the development of improved cultivars. However, the hybrid between these two species is sterile due to its triploid condition (2n = 3x = 21 chromosomes), which hinders its use in crop breeding programs. It is...
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