Hybrid seed production in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) following the induction of male sterility by gibberellic acid

Plant Breeding

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 459-461

  Baydar, H ^a   Gokmen O Y ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carthamus tinctorius; Chemical male sterility induction; Gibberellic acid; Hybrid seed production

Indexed keywords

CAPITULUM; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; SPINY;

EID: 0142102359     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0523.2003.00901.x     Document Type: Article

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