Exploitation of genes affecting meiotic non-reduction and nuclear restitution: Arabidopsis as a model?

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-105

  Consiglio, F ^a   Carputo, D ^b   Monti, L ^a   Conicella, C ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

2n gametes; Arabidopsis; Diplospory; Meiotic mutants; Plant breeding

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 3843138165     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-004-0215-y     Document Type: Review

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