Code
01SF1008
Duration
01 May 2009 → 28 February 2011
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- General biology
- Plant biology
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural plant production
- Horticultural production
Keywords
ABA
embryo
pollen vitality
GA
pollen donors
physiological dormancy
Project description
The yield of vital seeds in rose breeding programmes is usually low. In order to optimize breeding efficiency morphological markers to identify suitable pollen parents for high seed production are developed. The role of pollen fertility in relation to embryo development will be studied. Genetical markers, indicative for dormancy release, will also be developed.