Comparative morphological study of zygotic and microspore-derived embryos of Brassica napus L. as revealed by scanning electron microscopy

Annals of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-165

  Ilić Grubor, Katica ^a   Attree, Stephen M ^b   Fowke, Larry C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Pacific Biotechnologies Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica napus L.; Exine; Microspore; Microspore derived embryo; Morphology; Polyethylene glycol; Scanning electron microscopy; Sucrose; Suspensor; Zygotic embryo

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 0345020448     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0661     Document Type: Article

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