In vitro regeneration of Echinacea purpurea L.: Direct somatic embryogenesis and indirect shoot organogenesis in petiole culture

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-36

  Choffe, Kristen L ^a   Victor, Jerrin M R ^a   Murch, Susan J ^a   Saxena, Praveen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzylaminopurine; Echinacea purpurea L; Regeneration; Thidiazuron

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA PURPUREA;

EID: 0034111326     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-000-0008-4     Document Type: Article

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