Cytology and mating systems in the climbing cacti Hylocereus and Selenicereus

Chromosome numbers and meiotic behavior are reported for the climbing cacti species Hylocereus undatus, Hylocereus polyrhizus, and Selenicereus megalanthus. The Hylocereus spp. are diploid (2n 5 22), while S. megalanthus is a tetraploid (2n 5 44). Irregular chromosome disjunction at anaphase I in po...

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Main Authors: Lichtenzveig, Judith, Abbo, S., Nerd, A., Tel-Zur, N., Mizrahi, Y.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Botanical Society of America 2000
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12086