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Cytological techniques for use in apple breeding
Author(s) -
LESPINASSE Y.,
ALSTON F. H.,
WATKINS R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1976.tb00570.x
Subject(s) - biology , microbiology and biotechnology
SUMMARY Details are given of improved cytological squash techniques for mitotic and meiotic counts which are especially useful in apple breeding. The cytological characteristics of scion varieties (including triploids such as the recently named Suntan), apple rootstocks (including tetraploids), and second backcross progenies of the mildew resistant species Malus hupehensis (2n = 51) to the cultivated apple (in which most seedlings were found to be diploid) are discussed with reference to their implications for apple breeders.