Spatial distribution of free and conjugated polyamines in leaves of Solanum melongena L. associated with differential morphogenetic capacity: Efficient somatic embryogenesis with putrescine

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 313, 1997, Pages 1537-1545

  Yadav, Jitender Singh ^a   Rajam, Manchikatla Venkat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Difluoromethylarginine; Polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors; Polyamines; Position effect; Putrescine; Solanum melongena; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

MELONGENA; PUSA; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 0030799104     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.8.1537     Document Type: Article

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