Isolation of protoplasts from viable sperm cells of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench.)

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 583-585

  Woo, Sun Hee ^a   Adachi, Taiji ^b   Jong, Seung Keun ^c   Campbell, Clayton G ^d  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Kade Research Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common buckwheat (F. esculentum Moench.); Osmotic shock; Sperm cell isolation

Indexed keywords

FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0008047264     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P99-118     Document Type: Article

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