Medical Definition of Anther culture

1. A plant culturing technique in which immature pollen is made to divide andgrow into tissue (either callus or embryonic tissue) in either aliquidmedium or on solid media. Pollen-containing anthers are removed from aflower and put in a culture medium, some microspheres survive and developinto tissue. If embryonic tissue develops, its put in a medium favorablefor shoot and root development, if its callus tissue, its put in asolution of hormones that will spur it to differentiate and develop shootand root tissue. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anther Culture

anthelotic
anthem
anthema
anthemed
anthemia
anthemic
anthemically
antheming
anthemion
anthemions
anthemis
anthemises
anthems
anthemwise
anther
anther culture (current term)
antheral
anthered
antherid
antheridia
antheridial
antheridiophore
antherids
antheriferous
antheriform
antherogenous
antheroid
antherozoid
antherozooid

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