Cytological studies on meiosis and male gametophyte development in autotetraploid cucumber

With improved staining and chromosome preparation techniques, meiosis of pollen mother cells (PMCs) and male gametophyte development in autotetraploid cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) was studied to understand the correlation between chromosomes behaviour and fertility. Various chromosome configuration...

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Published in:Biologia Plantarum
Main Authors: W. -P. Diao, S. -Y. Bao, B. Jiang, L. Cui, C. -T. Qian, J. -F. Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences 2010-06-01
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Online Access:https://bp.ueb.cas.cz/artkey/bpl-201002-0030_Cytological-studies-on-meiosis-and-male-gametophyte-development-in-autotetraploid-cucumber.php