Abscisic acid and ancymidol promote conversion of somatic embryos to plantlets and secondary embryogenesis in Asparagus officinalis L.

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 223-226

  Li, Baochun ^a   Wolyn, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid (ABA); Ancymidol; Asparagus officinalis L.; Plantlets; Secondary embryogenesis; Somatic embryos

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0030417276     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02822691     Document Type: Article

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