Genomic behavior of hybrid combinations between elephant grass and pearl millet

The objective of this work was to evaluate the genomic behavior of hybrid combinations between elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and pearl millet (P. glaucum). Tetraploid (AAA'B) and pentaploid (AA'A'BB) chromosome races resulting from the backcross of the hexaploid hybrid to its...

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Main Authors: Fernando Ferreira Leão, Lisete Chamma Davide, José Marcello Salabert de Campos, Antonio Vander Pereira, Fernanda de Oliveira Bustamante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2011-07-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2011000700006&lng=en&tlng=en