Establishing methods for inter-generic hybridization of Australian native Calandrinia and exotic Portulaca species for ornamental horticulture

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 829, Issue , 2010, Pages 241-244

  Wickramasinghe, P ^a   Harrison, D K ^a   Johnston, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding; Capsule; In ovulo embryo culture; Pollen tube growth

Indexed keywords

CALANDRINIA; PORTULACA; PORTULACA GRANDIFLORA; PORTULACA UMBRATICOLA; PORTULACACEAE;

EID: 71649103082     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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