Synchronization of cell division in root tips of seven major cereal species for high yields of metaphase chromosomes for flow-cytometric analysis and sorting

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-147

  Kaeppler, H F ^a   Kaeppler, S M ^a   Lee, J H ^b   Arumuganathan, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell division; Flow karyotype; Hydroxyurea; Plant chromosome sorting; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; EMBRYOPHYTA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; ORYZA SATIVA; SECALE CEREALE; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA FABA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031510194     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02812264     Document Type: Article

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