Effect of thidiazuron and 6-benzylaminopurine on adventitious shoot regeneration from leaves of three strains of 'McIntosh' apple (Malus X domestica Borkh.) in vitro

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 68, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 95-100

  Sarwar, Mushtaq ^a   Skirvin, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adventitious shoots; Apple; Cytokinin; TDZ; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

MALUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 0030901491     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(96)00971-5     Document Type: Article

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