Micropropagated dwarf off-type Cavendish bananas (Musa spp., AAA) show improved tolerance to suboptimal temperatures

Australian Journal of Agriculture Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 377-384

  Damasco, Olivia P ^a   Smith, Mike K ^b   Godwin, Ian D ^a   Adkins, Steve W ^a   Smillie, Robert M ^a   Hetherington, Suzan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

chlorophyll fluorescence; cold tolerance; photoinhibition; photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

MUSA; MUSA ACUMINATA;

EID: 0030937558     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A96168     Document Type: Article

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