The effectiveness of various nitrogen sources in white spruce [Picea glauca (Moench) Voss] somatic embryogenesis

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 411-415

  Barrett, J D ^a   Park, Y S ^a   Bonga, J M ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nitrogen nutrition; Picea glauca; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0031000038     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990050250     Document Type: Article

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