Micropropagation of Babiana spp.

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 88-90

  McAlister, B G ^a   Jager A K ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Babiana; Iridaceae; Micropropagation; Multiple shoots; Seeds

Indexed keywords

BABIANA; IRIDACEAE;

EID: 0031838696     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30831-0     Document Type: Article

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