Induction of embryogenesis with colchicine instead of heat in microspores of Brassica napus L. cv. Topas

Planta

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 433-439

  Zhao, Ji Ping ^a   Simmonds, Daina H ^b   Newcomb, William ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Colchicine; Heat shock; Microspore embryogenesis; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030043495     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00620060     Document Type: Article

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