The discovery of haploids in higher plants led to the use of doubled haploid (DH) technology
in plant breeding. This article provides the state of the art on DH technology including the …

In the early 1990s, many basic protocols were developed for haploidy and doubled
haploidy, but most were inefficient. During the last decade, progress in technology has been …

Cytogenetics plays an important role in understanding the chromosomal and genetic
architecture of plant species. Plant Cytogenetics, Third Edition follows the tradition of its …

Doubled haploids in genetics and plant breeding Page 65 3 Doubled Haploids in Genetics
and Plant Breeding* Brian P. Forster and William TB Thomas Scottish Crop Research Institute …

Albinism is a common problem encountered in interspecific crosses and tissue culture
experiments including anther culture and generation of doubled haploids. It is characterized …

Background Triticale is adapted to a wide range of abiotic stress conditions, is an important
high-quality feed stock and produces similar grain yield but more biomass compared to …

Deux gènes dominants conférant la résistance à l'oïdium et provenant de l'accession PS5
du Triticum carthlicum ont été introduits chez le blé, avant d'être identifiés et marqués à …

The usefulness of haploid plants in basic research in cytogenetics, genetics, evolution, and
practical plant breeding is well known. Haploid plants provide an efficient research tool for …

Resistance to the disease septoria tritici blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), caused by
the fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola (Fuckel.) J. Schrot in Cohn (anamorph Septoria tritici …

A genetic map of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) was constructed in a classical back cross
population using 101 AFLP and 9 microsatellite markers. The map was divided into seven …