Refinement of a clearing protocol to study crassinucellate ovules of the sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L., Amaranthaceae)

Abstract Background Clearing methods allow relatively quick processing of plant material and examination of cellular structures by rendering tissues and organs translucent. They have been adapted for plant embryology, primarily to study ovule development, megasporogenesis, megagametogenesis and embr...

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Main Authors: Monika Kwiatkowska, Dariusz Kadłuczka, Maria Wędzony, Beata Dedicova, Ewa Grzebelus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Plant Methods
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13007-019-0452-6