Selection of a super-growing legume root culture that permits controlled switching between root cloning and direct embryogenesis

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 758-764

  Akashi, R ^a,b   Hoffmann Tsay, S S ^a   Hoffmann, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bird's foot treefoil; Lotus corniculatus; Root culture; Somatic embryogenesis; Super growth

Indexed keywords

BENZYLAMINOPURINE; CLONING; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOKININ; GERMINATION; HORMONE; NODULATION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANTLET; REGENERATION; ROOT CULTURE; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; TRANSGENICS;

EID: 0031811193     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050799     Document Type: Article

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