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Alexander staining of anthers on plants from the fourth backcross.
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posted on 2013-04-29, 00:56 authored by Nicolas Gobron, Cezary Waszczak, Matthieu Simon, Sophie Hiard, Stéphane Boivin, Delphine Charif, Aloïse Ducamp, Estelle Wenes, Françoise BudarAnthers were dissected from buds just before opening, stained with Alexander’s staining, mounted on glass slides and observed under a light microscope. A: typical anthers from a sterile plant. B: typical anther from a fertile plant. Red-colored pollen is viable, whereas blue-green pollen has aborted.