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High Frequency Haploid Production in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

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HAPLOIDS have been sought and investigated in many plant species since their first identification in Datura1. The chief limitation in using them to produce homozygous lines for plant breeding programmes or genetic research has been the lack of techniques by which large numbers of haploids can be obtained from any given stock2. Reports3,4 of haploid plants obtained from anther cultures offer a potential technique and here we report our first observations on interspecific crosses, followed by embryo culture, illustrating an equally promising method for obtaining haploids in barley and perhaps other species.

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  1. Crop Science Department, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    K. J. KASHA

  2. Prairie Regional Laboratory, National Research Council, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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KASHA, K., KAO, K. High Frequency Haploid Production in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Nature 225, 874–876 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225874a0

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