In vitro-induced flowering in bamboos

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 309-315

  John, C K ^a   Nadgauda, Rajani S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

6 benzylaminopurine; Auxin cytokinin equilibrium; Bamboo; Cytokinins; Intermast period; Monocarpy

Indexed keywords

CALLUS CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTERASE; FLOWERING; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; PEROXIDASE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; RHIZOGENESIS;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; BAMBUSA; BAMBUSA ARUDINACEA; BAMBUSA BAMBOS; GRAMINAE; PHYLLOSTACHYS ACUTA; POACEAE;

EID: 0032858759     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-999-0040-y     Document Type: Review

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