Decontamination of kava (Piper methysticum) for in vitro propagation

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 461, Issue , 1998, Pages 267-274

  Taylor, M ^a   Taufa, Luseane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (United States)

^b Research Division Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry   (Tonga)

Author keywords

Contamination; Disinfestation; In vitro propagation; Micropropagation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000743195     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.461.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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