In vitro production of bulbs of Narcissus bulbocodium flowering in the first season of growth

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 205-217

  Santos, Júlio ^a   Santos, Isabel ^a   Salema, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bulbs; Micropropagation; Narcissus; Tissue cultures

Indexed keywords

NARCISSUS BULBOCODIUM;

EID: 0032585019     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(98)00141-1     Document Type: Article

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