Chromosome doubling and fertility study of Alstroemeria aurea x A. caryophyllaea

Euphytica

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-81

  Lu, Chunsheng ^a,b   Bridgen, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Plant Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

alstroemeria; Alstroemeria sp.; colchicine; Inca Lily; micronucleus; ovule culture; polyploid; sterility genes

Indexed keywords

ALSTROEMERIA AUREA; ALSTROEMERIA CARYOPHYLLAEA;

EID: 0030987441     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002911522748     Document Type: Article

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