Callus cultures of Artemisia absinthium L. : Initiation, growth optimization and organogenesis

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-72

  Nin, Stefania ^a   Morosi, Elena ^a   Schiff, Silvia ^a   Bennici, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass increase; Chromosome count; Growth regulators; Regeneration; Tissue culture; Wormwood

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM;

EID: 0029795560     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00043430     Document Type: Article

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