Micropropagation of American chestnut: Increasing rooting rate and preventing shoot-tip necrosis

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-48

  Xing, Zizhuo ^a   Satchwell, Michael F ^a   Powell, William A ^a   Maynard, Charles A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Castanea dentata; Postrooting cultivation; Quick dip; Shoot culture; Wounding

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA DENTATA;

EID: 0031432043     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-997-0039-1     Document Type: Article

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