Effects of sugar concentration and strength of basal medium on conversion of somatic embryos in Asparagus officinalis L.

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 15-26

  Mamiya, Kanji ^a   Sakamoto, Yuji ^a  

^a KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asparagus officinalis L.; Encapsulatable unit; Post culture; Root; Shoot; Somatic embryo; Synthetic seed

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034724881     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(99)00098-9     Document Type: Article

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