In vitro gynogenesis to induce haploid plants in melon Cucumis melo L.

Journal of Genetics and Breeding

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-257

  Ficcadenti, N ^a   Sestili, S ^a   Annibali, S ^a   Di Marco, M ^a   Schiavi, M ^a  

^a Research Institute for Vegetable Crops   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Gynogenesis; Haploids; Var. inodorus; Var. reticulatus

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GYNOGENESIS; HAPLOIDY; IN VITRO CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; PLANT GENETICS;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; MELO;

EID: 0032760080     PISSN: 03949257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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