Technique for in vitro pollen germination and short-term pollen storage in caladium

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 365-367

  Deng, Zhanao ^a   Harbaugh, Brent K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Araceae; Breeding; Caladium xhortulanum; Pollen viability; Pollination

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; FREEZING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUGAR (SUCROSE);

INFLORESCENCE; POLLEN; POLLINATION; SPORADIC NATURE;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ARACEAE; CALADIUM; CALADIUM HORTULANUM;

EID: 2042533481     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.2.365     Document Type: Article

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