Induction of tetraploidy in Juncus effusus by colchicine

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 659-663

  Xu, L ^a   Najeeb, U ^a   Naeem, M S ^a   Daud, M K ^a   Cao, J S ^a   Gong, H J ^a   Shen, W Q ^b   Zhou, W J ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

chlorophyll; chloroplast ultrastructure; diploid; in vitro mutation; vascular bundle

Indexed keywords

JUNCUS EFFUSUS;

EID: 77957161783     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-010-0117-9     Document Type: Article

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