Role of endogenous purine metabolism in thidiazuron-induced somatic embryogenesis of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-47

  Victor, J M R ^a   Murthy, B N S ^a   Murch, S J ^a   KrishnaRaj, S ^a   Saxena, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytokinin; Diaminopurine; Somatic embryogenesis; Thidiazuron

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 0033061821     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006251531319     Document Type: Article

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