Induction of Tetraploid Male Sterile Tagetes erecta by Colchicine Treatment and Its Application for Interspecific Hybridization

Tagetes erecta is an annual multifunctional plant which can be cultivated under a broad range of climatic conditions. Polyploidization and interspecific hybridization are applied to facilitate breeding cultivars of T. erecta with improved ornamental qualities. Colchicine treatment to the germinating...

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Main Authors: Yanhong He, Yalin Sun, Riru Zheng, Ye Ai, Zhe Cao, Manzhu Bao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-09-01
Series:Horticultural Plant Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468014117300031