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Apomixis and sexuality in Themeda forssk. At different ploidy levels (gramineae)

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    Present address: Dept. of Agricultural Botany, Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, 415712, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India

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This research has been financed in part by the grant made by The United States Department of Agriculture, under PL 480 Project A-7-CR-130.

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Birari, S.P. Apomixis and sexuality in Themeda forssk. At different ploidy levels (gramineae). Genetica 54, 133–139 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00055982

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