Recent advances in conifer somatic embryogenesis: Improving somatic embryo quality

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-35

  Stasolla, Claudio ^a   Yeung, Edward C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apical meristems; Conifer; Conversion; Embryo quality; Germination; Molecular biology; Physiology; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHYSIOLOGY;

EMBRYOGENESIS;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA;

EID: 0038219977     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023345803336     Document Type: Review

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