In vitro clonal propagation of a multipurpose tree, Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf

Turkish Journal of Botany

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-171

  Sudhersan, C ^a   Hussain, J ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Cytokinin; Micropropagation; Ziziphus

Indexed keywords

CLONE; PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE); TREE;

ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 0037278655     PISSN: 1300008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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