Factors influencing direct shoot regeneration from ovary explants of saffron

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 205-211

  Bhagyalakshmi, N ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Crocus sativus; Geophyte; Lridaceae; Monocot; Ovary culture; Saffron; Shoot regeneration

Indexed keywords

CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 0033503267     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006398205936     Document Type: Article

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