Influence of benzyladenine and gibberellic acid on organogenesis in 'Crimson Giant' Easter cactus

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-136

  Boyle, Thomas H ^a   Marcotrigiano, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cactus; Flowering; Hatiora gaertneri; In vitro; Vegetative growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030863460     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005838609444     Document Type: Article

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