Occurrence of albino seedlings as natural mutant in Olea dioica is reported for the first time. The observations also revealed that existence of location effect on the frequency and duration of expression of albinism in the population.
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Shareef, S.M. and Rajkumar, G., 2012. Occurrence of Multiple Albino Seedlings in Olea Dioica Roxb. in Two Habitats. Indian Journal of Forestry, 35(1), pp.123-124. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2012-91228C
Manuscript Published on 01 March 2012
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