In vitro regeneration of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): Stimulation of direct organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis by thidiazuron

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-240

  Murthy, B N S ^a   Victor, Jerrin ^a   Singh, Rana P ^b   Fletcher, R A ^a   Saxena, Praveen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 0029850545     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00037796     Document Type: Article

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