Practical aspects of a breeding program of asparagus based on in vitro anther culture

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 589, Issue , 2002, Pages 201-210

  Falavigna, A ^a   Casali, P E ^a  

^a Res Institute for Vegetable Crops   (Italy)

Author keywords

All male hybrids; Androgenetic clones; Anther culture; Asparagus; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751246245     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.589.28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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