A comparison of four selective agents for use with Allium cepa L. immature embryos and immature embryo-derived cultures

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 117-121

  Eady, C C ^a   Lister, C E ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allium cepa L.; Embryo; Selection agents

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC G 418; CALLUS CULTURE; CASEIN; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO CULTURE; HYGROMYCIN; KANAMYCIN; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN; PLANT REGENERATION; SHOOT TIP CULTURE;

EID: 0032406966     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990050542     Document Type: Article

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