The effect of plant growth regulators on growth, morphology and condensed tannin accumulation in transformed root cultures of Lotus corniculatus

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 219-227

  Robbins, Mark P ^a   Evans, Teresa E ^a   Morris, Phillip ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium rhizogenes; differentiation; polyphenolics; proanthocyanidin

Indexed keywords

LOTUS CORNICULATUS;

EID: 0029831064     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00048527     Document Type: Article

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