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CYTOLOGICAL observations carried out in this laboratory on Pennisetum squamulatum an East African1 grass species, and on its F 1 hybrid2 with pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides Stapf and Hubb.), have suggested that P. squamulatum is an auto-allopolyploid.
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PATIL, B., HARDAS, M. & JOSHI, A. Auto-Alloploid Nature of Pennisetum squamulatum Fresen. Nature 189, 419–420 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189419b0
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