Cold treatment, as part of the process, improves explant decontamination

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-205

  Kowalski, B ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Cold treatment; Endogenous contamination; Hardwood trees

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0032414875     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006104525353     Document Type: Article

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