Control of in vitro contamination of explants from greenhouse- and field-grown trees

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 468-471

  Niedz, Randall P ^a   Bausher, Michael G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Biocides; Hypochlorous acid; Isocyanurates; Isothiazolones; Plant tissue culture; Stabilized chlorine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS;

EID: 0036754667     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2002316     Document Type: Article

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