Use of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea treatment of fertilized egg cells for saturation mutagenesis of rice

Breeding Science

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 475-485

  Satoh, Hikaru ^a   Matsusaka, Hiroaki ^a   Kumamaru, Toshihiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mutation; N methyl N nitrosourea (MNU); Rice (Oryza sativa L.); TILLING; Zygotic cell treatment

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 78751472529     PISSN: 13447610     EISSN: 13473735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.60.475     Document Type: Review

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