Callus induction and somatic embryogenesis in carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) from ovule culture

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-79

  Carimi, Francesco ^a   Di Lorenzo, Rosario ^a   Crescimanno, Francesco Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carob; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

CERATONIA SILIQUA;

EID: 0030724187     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(97)00034-4     Document Type: Article

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