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Microspore Embryogenesis in Citrus

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This chapter deals with microspore embryogenesis in Citrus. Microspore embryogenesis allows to induce immature gametes (microspores) and to deviate them, in this case, the male one, from the normal gametophytic developmental route in the direction of the sporophytic one, yielding homozygous organisms (embryos and plants).

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Acknowledgments

The Authors thank Dr. Gaetano Conigliaro for his technical assistance during observations and pictures at fluorescent microscope and All People working in citrus gametic embryogenesis.

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Sudi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Emna Yahyaoui & Maria Antonietta Germanà

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Yahyaoui, E., Germanà, M.A. (2021). Microspore Embryogenesis in Citrus. In: Segui-Simarro, J.M. (eds) Doubled Haploid Technology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2289. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1331-3_10

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