Small inflorescence bulbils are best for micropropagation and virus elimination in garlic

HortScience

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 735-737

  Ebi, M ^a   Kasai, N ^a   Masuda, K ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Bolting; Inflorescence; Sprouting; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

BULBIL; CULTURE MEDIUM; GARLIC; INFLORESCENCE; MICROPROPAGATION; MITE BORNE MOSAIC VIRUS; NAPHTHALENEACETIC ACID; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE CULTURE; VIRUS INHIBITION;

ACARI; ALLIUM SATIVUM; GARLIC MITE-BORNE MOSAIC VIRUS; SATIVUM;

EID: 0033944556     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.35.4.735     Document Type: Article

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