Effect of culture medium and light conditions on the morphological characteristics and carbohydrate contents of Medicago strasseri calli

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 383-392

  Medina, Marta ^a   Villalobos, Nieves ^a   De La Cruz, Pedro J ^a   Dorado, Ana ^a   Guerra, Hilario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Callus; Carbohydrates; Medicago strasseri; Morphology; Tissue culture; Weight

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO STRASSERI;

EID: 0032427264     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-998-0024-2     Document Type: Article

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