Potato germplasm: In vitro storage and virus reduction

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-252

  Fletcher, P J ^a   Fletcher, J D ^a   Cross, R J ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Germplasm; In vitro culture; Long term cold storage; Potato; Ribavirin; Virus indexing; Virus reduction

Indexed keywords

ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GERMPLASM; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; RIBAVIRIN; TISSUE CULTURE;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031736466     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.1998.9514060     Document Type: Article

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