Maturation of somatic embryos of Pinus strobus is promoted by a high concentration of gellan gum

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 949-957

  Klimaszewska, Krystyna ^a,b   Smith, Dale R ^c  

^a 3650 Wesbrook Mall   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c MetaGenetics   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Eastern white pine; Gel strength; Gellan gum; Germinants; Maturation; Pinus strobus; Somatic embryos

Indexed keywords

PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 0030870448     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1997.1000422.x     Document Type: Article

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