Apomixis for crop improvement

Protoplasma

Volumn 208, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 196-205

  Ramulu, K S ^a   Sharma, V K ^a   Naumova, T N ^a   Dijkhuis, P ^a   Van Lookeren Campagne, M M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apomeiotic mutants; Apomixis; Asexual reproduction; Fertilization independent seed mutants; Genetic screening; Meiotic mutants

Indexed keywords

APOMIXIS; CULTIVAR; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC TRAIT; HYBRID; MEIOSIS; OVULE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; REGULATOR GENE; SEED PRODUCTION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SHOOT TIP CULTURE; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0033426996     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01279090     Document Type: Article

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