Improved doubled haploid production protocol for Brassica napus using microspore colchicine treatment in vitro and ploidy determination by flow cytometry

Plant Breeding

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 511-513

  Weber, S ^a,b   Unker F ^a   Friedt, W ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Plant Science Sweden AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Doubled haploids; Flow cytometry; Induced diploids; Ploidy level; Resynthetic rapeseed

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 26844499020     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2005.01114.x     Document Type: Article

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