The effect of a combination of decapitation treatments, zeatin and benzyladenine on the initiation and emergence of lateral roots in Pisum sativum

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-16

  Van Staden, J ^a   Ntingane, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cytokinins; Lateral root formation; Root apical dominance

Indexed keywords

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0030026257     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30571-8     Document Type: Article

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