Phenol content, acidic peroxidase and IAA-oxidase during somatic embryogenesis in Theobroma cacao L.

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 337-347

  Omokolo Ndoumou, D ^a   Tsala Ndzomo, G ^a   Niemenak, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cacao; Cell differentiation; Oxidative enzymes; Phytohormones

Indexed keywords

2 ISOPENTENYLPHOSPHATE; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; BENZYLAMINOPURINE; BLACK POD; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INDOLEACETIC ACID; KINETIN; MURASHIGE AND SKOOG MEDIUM; PHENOL; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0031545642     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1001041222799     Document Type: Article

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