Flow cytometric detection of unreduced pollen in Begonia

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 714, Issue , 2006, Pages 107-112

  Dewitte, A ^a   Eeckhaut, T ^a,b   Van Huylenbroeck, J ^a   Van Bockstaele, E ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Flow cytometer; Germination; Nuclei; Polyploid; Ultrasonic Treatment; Unreduced gametes

Indexed keywords

BEGONIA;

EID: 33750331076     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.714.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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