The ability of Prunus avium x P. pseudocerasus 'Colt' to form somatic embryos in vitro contrasts with the recalcitrance of P. avium

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-63

  Mandegaran, Z ^a   Roberts, A V ^a   Hammatt, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prunus 'Colt'; Prunus avium; Secondary somatic embryogenesis; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS AVIUM; PRUNUS PSEUDOCERASUS;

EID: 0033512407     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006476627434     Document Type: Article

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