Observations on Occurrence of Polyembryony in Four Species from Bay Islands, India

Pooja Bohra; Ajit Arun Waman

doi:10.36808/if/2018/v144i3/122777

Observations on Occurrence of Polyembryony in Four Species from Bay Islands, India

Authors

Pooja Bohra Division of Horticulture and Forestry, ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ajit Arun Waman Division of Horticulture and Forestry, ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2018/v144i3/122777

Abstract

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