Induction of tetraploid poplar and black locust plants using colchicine: Chloroplast number as an early marker for selecting polyploids in vitro

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-357

  Ewald, D ^a   Ulrich, K ^a   Naujoks, G ^a   Schroder M B ^b  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^b RHEINMAIN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chloroplast number; Colchicine; Flow cytometry; In vitro; Poplar breeding; Tetraploid

Indexed keywords

FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORESTRY;

CHLOROPLAST NUMBER; COLCHICINE; IN-VITRO; POPLAR BREEDING; TETRAPLOID;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 76149106473     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-009-9601-3     Document Type: Article

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