Interspecific breeding in the rhododendron genus involving R. Simsii hybrids

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 612, Issue , 2003, Pages 165-172

  Eeckhaut, Tom ^a   Samyn, Gilbert ^a   Van Bockstaele, Erik ^a  

^a Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Embryo rescue; Evergreen azalea; Flower color; In vitro; Incongruity; Postzygotic incompatibility; Prezygotic incompatibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645994322     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.612.20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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