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Twinned microspore-derived embryos of canola (Brassica napus L.) are genetically identical.
Plant cell reports - 1 May 2009
Cousin Anouska, Nelson Matthew N
Abstract excerpt
Microspore culture is used extensively in several crop species to generate diverse populations of homozygous, doubled haploid lines for breeding and genetic analyses. In our canola (Brassica napus L.) doubled haploid breeding programme we regularly observe conjoined microspore-derived embryos, most commonly twins, joined either at the base of the hypocotyl or along the length of the hypocotyl axis. The aim of...
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