Blockage of mitosis in maize root tips using colchicine-alternatives

Protoplasma

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-104

  Hantzschel K R ^a   Weber, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amiprophos methyl; Colchicine; Doubled haploids; Oryzalin; Pronamide; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

AMIPROFOS METHYL; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; COLCHICINE; HERBICIDE; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE; ORYZALIN; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROPYZAMIDE; SULFANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; MAIZE; MERISTEM; MITOSIS; PLANT CHROMOSOME;

BENZAMIDES; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; COLCHICINE; DINITROBENZENES; HERBICIDES; MERISTEM; MITOSIS; NITROBENZENES; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SULFANILAMIDES; ZEA MAYS;

MAMMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77951499289     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-009-0103-2     Document Type: Article

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