Maturation of avocado somatic embryos and plant recovery

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-148

  Witjaksono, ^a   Litz, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avocado; Conversion; Germination; Somatic embryo

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033511374     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006344127546     Document Type: Article

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