Androgenesis, gynogenesis, and parthenogenesis haploids in cucurbit species

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1991-2019

  Dong, Yan Qi ^a   Zhao, Wei Xing ^b   Li, Xiao Hui ^b   Liu, Xi Cun ^a   Gao, Ning Ning ^b   Huang, Jin Hua ^a   Wang, Wen Ying ^a   Xu, Xiao Li ^b   Tang, Zhen Hai ^a  

^a Henan Xinxiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Anther microspore culture; Cucurbits; Double haploid; Haploid; Pollination with irradiated pollen; Unfertilized ovule ovary culture

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITACEAE; GENETICS; HAPLOIDY; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT GAMETOGENESIS; POLLINATION;

CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; CUCURBITACEAE; GAMETOGENESIS, PLANT; HAPLOIDY; PARTHENOGENESIS; POLLINATION;

EID: 84977083380     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-016-2018-7     Document Type: Review

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