Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from immature zygotic embryos of Japanese larch (Larix leptolepis)

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-101

  Kim, Yong Wook ^a   Youn, Yang ^a   Noh, Eu Rae ^a   Kim, Joon Chul ^b  

^a Forest Genetics Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Larix leptolepis; Micropropagation; Plant regeneration; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

LARIX; LARIX LEPTOLEPIS;

EID: 0032467102     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006120302512     Document Type: Article

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