In vitro propagation of chestnut (Castanea sativa x C. crenata): Effects of rooting treatments on plant survival, peroxidase activity and anatomical changes during adventitious root formation

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 265-275

  Gonçalves, José Carlos ^a   Diogo, Graça ^a   Amâncio, Sara ^b  

^a Lab de Biologia Vegetal Escola Superior Agrária   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Anatomy; Chestnut; In vitro and ex vitro rooting; Peroxidase activity; Rooting

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA CRENATA; CASTANEA SATIVA;

EID: 0032570897     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(97)00136-2     Document Type: Article

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