Ploidy stability and in vitro chromosome doubling in gynogenic clones of onion (Allium cepa L.)

Plant Science

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-208

  Geoffriau, E ^a,c   Kahane, R ^b,c   Bellamy, C ^b,c   Rancillac, M ^c  

^a AGROCINQ   (France)

^b RN 5 ^*  (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Allium cepa L.; Chromosome doubling; Colchicine; Flow cytometry; Haploid; Oryzalin

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLONE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HAPLOID CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT; PLOIDY; PROTEIN STABILITY;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 0031588799     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(96)04556-6     Document Type: Article

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