The influence of cytokinins and ionic strength of Anderson's medium on shoot establishment and proliferation of evergreen azalea

Euphytica

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-17

  Hsia, Chi Ni ^a   Korban, Schuyler S ^a  

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

Author keywords

evergreen azalea; micropropagation; Rhododendron; thidiazuron

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031040454     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002945922280     Document Type: Article

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