Somatic embryogenesis in Norway spruce: Anatomical study of embryo development and influence of polyethylene glycol on maturation process

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-221

  Svobodová, Hana ^a   Albrechtová, Jana ^a   Kumstýřová, Lucie ^a   Lipavská, Helena ^a   Vágner, Martin ^b   Vondráková, Zuzana ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Histochemistry; Morphology; Osmotic stress; PEG 4000; Picea abies

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0032971622     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(99)80036-9     Document Type: Article

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