In vitro fertilization from co-cultured pollen tubes and female gametophytes of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1057-1063

  Fernando, D D ^a,b   Owens, J N ^a   Von Aderkas, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Conifer; Female gametophyte; In vitro fertilization; Pollen tube; Pseudotsuga menziesii

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GAMETOPHYTE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; POLLEN TUBE;

PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0031851007     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050839     Document Type: Article

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