In Vitro Colchicine Application of Haploid Cucumber Plants

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:21-23 (article 11) 1997 G. Caglar Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of K.S.U., 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey K. Abak Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Cukurova, 01330, Adana, Turkey Introduction: Recently, haploid cucumber plants (n=7) have been obtained from in vitro haploid embryo culture. The recovery of haploid […]

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Obtention of haploid plants induced by irradiated pollen in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 14:109-110 (article 38) 1991 N. Gursoz, K. Abak, M. Pitrat, J.C. Rode andR. Dumas de Vaulx Cukurova University, Faculty of Agriculture, Dept. of Horticulture, Adana (Turkey), Station d’Amelioration des Plantes Maraicheres, I.N.R.A., BP 94,84143 Montfavet Cedex (France) The first haploid plant in Cucurbitaceae was observed spontaneously in cucumber in 1958 (1). […]

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In Vitro Callus and Shoot Induction from Hypocotyl and Peduncle of Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:27-29 (article 15) 1980 K. Abak and R. Dumas de Vaulx Ankara Universitesi Ziraat Fakultesi, Bag-Bahce Kursusu, Diskapi-Ankara, Turkey (first author); Station d’Amelioration des Plantes Maraicheres, I.N.R.A., Domaine Saint Maurice, 84140 Montfavet-Avignon, France (second author) In vitro propagation has been successful in some species of the Cucurbitaceae: axillary bud culture in watermelon […]

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