In vitro abscission of kauri (agathis australis) branches

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 495-501

  Wilson, Vivienne R ^a   Gould, Kevin S ^a   Lovell, Peter H ^a   Aitken Christi, Jenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Carter Holt Harvey Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agathis australis; Branch abscission; In vitro culture; Kauri; Nodal explants

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; CHLOROSIS; DESSICATION; FERTILIZER PRODUCTION; GROWTH REGULATION; MORPHOGENESIS; PLANT GROWTH; SEED DEVELOPMENT;

AGATHIS AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0032405916     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1998.9512588     Document Type: Article

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