Conservation of the Cedrus Libani populations in Lebanon: History, current status and experimental application of somatic embryogenesis

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1261-1273

  Khuri, S ^a   Shmoury, M R ^b   Baalbaki, R ^b   Maunder, M ^c   Talhouk, S N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cedrus; In vitro conservation; Lebanon; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

NATIVE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TREE;

LEBANON;

EID: 0033813498     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008936104581     Document Type: Article

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