Natural light as an alternative light source for the in vitro culture of banana (Musa acuminata cv. 'Grande Naine')

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-145

  Kodym, Andrea ^a   Zapata Arias, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Low cost alternatives; Micropropagation; Shoot tip culture; Solar radiation; Sunlight

Indexed keywords

MUSA ACUMINATA;

EID: 0032459623     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006119114107     Document Type: Article

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