Somatic embryogenesis in leguminous plants

Plant Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 136-148

  Lakshmanan, P ^a   Taji, A ^b  

^a BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Legumes; Micropropagation; Somaclonal variation; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GERMINATION; GROWTH REGULATION; LEGUME; MERISTEM; PLANT BREEDING; REGENERATION; SOMACLONAL VARIATION; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; THIDIAZURON; TISSUE; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0034090450     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9159     Document Type: Review

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