Melon Biotechnology

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 289-312

  Guis, Monique ^a   Roustan, Jean Paul ^a   Pech, Jean Claude ^a   Dogimont, Catherine ^b   Pitrat, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FRUIT; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; POLYPLOIDY; PROTOPLAST; REGENERATION; REVIEW;

CUCUMIS;

EID: 0031948438     PISSN: 02648725     EISSN: 20465556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02648725.1998.10647959     Document Type: Article

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