Influence of nitrogen supply on micropropagation and subsequent microtuberization of four potato cultivars

American Potato Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 369-378

  Zarrabeitia, Aintzane ^a   Lejarcegui, Xabier ^a   Veramendi, Jon ^a   Mingo Castel, Angel M ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

In vitro; Kinetin; Solanum tuberosum L.; Tuberization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031404743     PISSN: 00030589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02852776     Document Type: Article

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