Development of Brassica rapa L. embryos under microgravity

Popova A.F., Musgrave M., Kuang A.

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Results of comparative studies of the embryos of identical age formed under microgravity and ground laboratory control are presented. Significant similarity of a rate of embryo development and degree of their differentiation in both variants has been shown. The single cases of the disturbances in embryo formation, and also a certain acceleration of endosperm development at the early stages of seed formation in microgravity are revealed.

Tsitologiya i Genetika 2009, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 21-26

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Popova A.F., Musgrave M., Kuang A. Development of Brassica rapa L. embryos under microgravity, Tsitol Genet., 2009, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 21-26.