Application of nitrous oxide gas as a polyploidizing agent in tulip and lily breeding

Floriculture and Ornamental Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue SPEC.ISS.2, 2012, Pages 39-43

  Okazaki, Keiichi ^a   Nukui, Shotarou ^a   Ootuka, Hideaki ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mountainous Region Agricultural Technology Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromosome doubling; Diploid male gamete; Hybrid sterility; Interspecific hybridization; Lilies; Nitrous oxide; Polyploidy; Tulips; Zygote

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905390826     PISSN: 17490294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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