Variability in maturation and germination from white spruce somatic embryos, as affected by age and use of solid or liquid culture

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 165-170

  Dunstan, David I ^a   Bethune, Terry D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

liquid solid culture; maturation; Picea glauca (Moench) Voss; pretreatment; somatic embryo; variability

Indexed keywords

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0030461918     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02822761     Document Type: Article

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