Breeding of triploid Undaria pinnatifida through crossing aposporous gametophytes derived from doubled haploid sporophytes with haploid gametophytes.

Undaria pinnatifida is an economically important kelp that is extensively farmed in East Asia. Increasingly severe ocean warming makes it urgent to breed new cultivars that are resistant to higher temperatures. Breeding of triploid sporophytes is a p…

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