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Pollen storage: High viability of pollen obtained after storage in home freezer
Authors
W. H. GriggsGeorge H. Vansell
Ben T. Lwakiri
Authors Affiliations
W. H. Griggs is Assistant Professor of Pomology, University of California, Davis; George H. Vansell is Entomologist, United States Department of Agriculture, Davis; Ben T. Iwakiri is Senior Laboratory Technician, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 7(7):12-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n07p12. July 1953.
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Abstract
Hundreds of samples of deciduous fruit and olive pollen—used in breeding and artificial pollination studies—have been stored satisfactorily from one season to the next in an ordinary home freezer at temperatures ranging close to 0°F.
Griggs W, Vansell G, Lwakiri B. 1953. Pollen storage: High viability of pollen obtained after storage in home freezer. Hilgardia 7(7):12-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n07p12
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