Physiological and morphological differences between somatic, in vitro germinated, and normal seedlings of red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.)

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1088-1092

  Nsangou, Mama ^a   Greenwood, Michael ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 0031761452     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-28-7-1088     Document Type: Article

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