Regeneration and large-scale propagation of bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus Nees) through somatic embryogenesis

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 438-443

  Saxena, S ^a   Dhawan, V ^a  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bamboo; Dendrocalamus strictus; Large scale propagation; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

1 INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID; 1 NAPHTHYLACETIC ACID; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 6 N BENZYLADENINE; CULTURE MEDIUM; KINETIN; PLANT REGENERATION; POVIDONE; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS;

DENDROCALAMUS STRICTUS;

EID: 0032893431     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990050600     Document Type: Article

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