Arvind Nagar, Ravi Gowthami, Amish Kumar Sureja, Anilabha Das Munshi, Manjusha Verma, Awani Kumar Singh, Niharika Mallick, Jogendra Singh, Subhash Chander, Muthusamy Shankar, Pooja Pathania, Subramani Rajkumar
This study aimed to develop a long-term pollen storage protocol for Luffa species ( L. acutangula , L. cylindrica , L. echinata , and L. graveolens ) and assess its potential for crop improvement. The optimal medium for in vitro pollen germination varied by species, with Brewbaker and Kwack (BK) medium with 10% sucrose suitable for L. acutangula, L. cylindrica , and L. echinata , and BK medium with 3% sucrose ideal for L. graveolens . Overestimation in staining tests compared to in vitro pollen germination was observed...
2023: Frontiers in Plant Science