Growth regulator pretreatment improves somatic embryogenesis from leaves of squash (Cucurbita pepo I.) and melon (Cucumis melo I.)

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Kintzios, S ^a,b   Sereti, E ^a   Bluchos, P ^a   Drossopoulos, J B ^a   Kitsaki, C K ^a   Liopa Tsakalidis, A ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b BERABiosensors Corporation   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Callus culture; Embryo germination; Leaf explant; Proembryo induction

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

GROWTH REGULATORS; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA PEPO; PEPO; TORPEDO;

EID: 0036927739     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-002-0448-x     Document Type: Article

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