Callus and root development from leaf explants of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.): Variabilitẏ at variety, plant and organ level

Turkish Journal of Botany

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 131-136

  Gürel, Ekrem ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beta vulgaris L; Leaf explants; Polyphenol oxidase activity; Tissue culture; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006793471     PISSN: 1300008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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