Influence of agar on in vitro cultures: II. Biological performance of Ranunculus on media solidified with three different agar brands

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 94-101

  Beruto, Margherita ^a   Curir, Paolo ^b   Debergh, Pierre ^c  

^a Regional Institute of Floriculture   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hyperhydricity; In vitro; Mineral availability; Ranunculus asiaticus; Water availability; Water potential

Indexed keywords

RANUNCULUS ASIATICUS;

EID: 0033039460     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-999-0017-x     Document Type: Article

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