The authors would like to thank Dr. WANG Xiao-rong and DENG Qun-xian for their help in the tests. This study was supported by the Education Bureau Science Foundation of Sichuan Province (No. 2005A003) and the Sichuan Agricultural University Science Foundation (No. 3305).
The balsum pear (Momordica charantia L. ) anthers in the monokaryotic stage of microspore development were cultured in this experiment. Different Plant growth regulators' combinations, base media and carbon sources...