Somatic Embryogenesis and Chromosomal Stability of Regenerants in Sweet Potato and Taro

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 57, Issue 10-11, 1998, Pages 709-715

  Mukherjee, Archana ^a   Debata, B K ^a   Naskar, S K ^b  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Central Tuber Crops Research Institute Bhubaneswar   (India)

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