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Non-synchronised meiosis in binucleate pollen mother cells of an Avena hybrid
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Non-synchronised meiosis in binucleate pollen mother cells of an Avena hybrid

  • J W H Holden1 &
  • Miguel Mota2 

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  1. Welsh Plant Breeding Station, Aberystwyth

    J W H Holden

  2. Estação de Melhoramento de Plantas, Elvas, Portugal

    Miguel Mota

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Holden, J., Mota, M. Non-synchronised meiosis in binucleate pollen mother cells of an Avena hybrid. Heredity 10, 109–117 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1956.8

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