Differences in free sterols content and composition associated with somatic embryogenesis, shoot organogenesis and calli growth of flax

Plant Science

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-105

  Cunha, Ana ^a   Ferreira, Manuel Fernandes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Free sterols; In vitro tissue culture; Linum usitatissimum; Lipid content; Somatic embryos

Indexed keywords

SITOSTEROL; STEROL;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; LIPID COMPOSITION; ORGANOGENESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0030912065     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(97)04587-1     Document Type: Article

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