The effect of collection date and frozen storage on the formation of embryo-like structures and elongating shoots from explants from mature Larix decidua and L. x eurolepis

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-200

  Bonga, J M ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Frozen storage; Larix; Mature; Seasonal effects

Indexed keywords

LARIX DECIDUA; LARIX EUROLEPIS;

EID: 0031432485     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005932628498     Document Type: Article

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