Gibberellic acid detection of dwarf offtypes in micropropagated Cavendish bananas

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-241

  Damasco, O P ^a   Godwin, I D ^a   Smith, M K ^b   Adkins, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSA; MUSA ACUMINATA;

EID: 0000543453     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA9960237     Document Type: Article

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