Haploid Gynogenesis in Cucumis sativus Induced by Irradiated Pollen

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 12:22-23 (article 10) 1989 A. Sauton Royal Sluis France, Research and Development Station, BP 1431 30017 Nimes, France A very efficient method of doubled haploid production is now commonly used in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) breeding programs (2). This method consists of the induction of gynogenesis in situ with gamma-ray irradiated […]

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Obtention of Embryos and Plants From In Vitro Culture of Fertilized Ovules of Cucumis melo 5 Days After Pollination

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:62-63 (article 33) 1987 A. Sauton INRA, Station d’Amèlioration des Plantes maraîchères, 84140 Montfavet, France In Cucurbitaceae, failure of interspecific hybridization may be due to an early abortion of the hybrid embryos (3). Young Cucumis embryos when they are extracted at globular or heart shape stages are sometimes able to continue […]

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