Mitotic chromosome doubling of plant tissues in vitro

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-373

  Dhooghe, E ^a   van Laere, K ^a   Eeckhaut, T ^a   Leus, L ^a   van Huylenbroeck, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antimitotic agent; Autopolyploidy; Mitotic polyploidization; Polyploidy; Somatic polyploidization

Indexed keywords

MUTAGENESIS;

ANTIMITOTIC AGENTS; AUTOPOLYPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME DOUBLING; CONFIRMATION METHODS; MITOTIC CHROMOSOMES; MORPHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS; POLYPLOIDIZATION; POLYPLOIDY;

CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 79951724291     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-010-9786-5     Document Type: Review

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