Interim and archival preservation of plant specimens in alcohols for DNA studies

BioTechniques

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 657-660

  Flournoy, Lori Elmore ^a   Adams, Robert Phillip ^a   Pandy, Ram Naresh ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENOME; JUNIPERUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SPINACH;

ALCOHOLS; DNA, PLANT; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; JUNIPERUS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VEGETABLES;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; JUNIPERUS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0029897796     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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