Micropropagation of gum karaya (Sterculia urens) by adventitious shoot formation and somatic embryogenesis

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 951-956

  Sunnichan, V G ^a   Shivanna, K R ^a   Mohan Ram, H Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Gum karaya; Somatic embryogenesis; Sterculia urens; Thidiazuron; Tree tissue culture

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 6 N BENZYLADENINE; ACCLIMATIZATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID; MICROPROPAGATION; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; THIDIAZURON;

STERCULIA URENS;

EID: 0031695650     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990050516     Document Type: Article

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