Enhancement of plant formation from embryo cultures of Taxus mairei using suitable culture medium and PVP

Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-40

  Chang, S H ^a   Yang, J C ^a  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Immature embryo culture; Mature embryo culture; PVP; Taxus mairei

Indexed keywords

CUSPIDATA; TAXUS; TAXUS BACCATA; TAXUS CANADENSIS; TAXUS CHINENSIS VAR. MAIREI; TAXUS CUSPIDATA; TAXUS MAIREI;

EID: 0030062534     PISSN: 00068063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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