In vitro somatic embryogenesis and regeneration of somatic embryos from pigmented callus of Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 610-616

  Reddy, C R K ^a   Raja Krishna Kumar, G ^a   Siddhanta, A K ^a   Tewari, A ^a   Eswaran, K ^b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Marine Algal Research Station   (India)

Author keywords

Clonal propagation; Embedded culture; Kappaphycus; Micropropagules; Pigmented callus; Somatic embryogenesis; Somatic embryos; Uniseriate branched filamentous callus

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; GIGARTINALES; KAPPAPHYCUS; KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0038347457     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.02092.x     Document Type: Article

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