Induction of tetraploids in ornamental Alocasia through colchicine and oryzalin treatments

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-25

  Thao, Nguyen Thi Phuong ^a   Ureshino, Kenji ^a   Miyajima, Ikuo ^a   Ozaki, Yukio ^a   Okubo, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Araceae; Chimera; Flow cytometry

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; PLANT CELL CULTURE; TISSUE;

SHOOT TIPS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALOCASIA; ARACEAE; THRIXOPELMA PRURIENS;

EID: 0037276855     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021292928295     Document Type: Article

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