Screening of large numbers of seed families of Pinus strobus L. for somatic embryogenesis from immature and mature zygotic embryos

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 37-43

  Garin, E ^a   Isabel, N ^a   Plourde, A ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conifers; In vitro plant regeneration; Initiation; Open pollinated seed families; White pine

Indexed keywords

CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS;

EID: 0032406281     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990050528     Document Type: Article

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