Micropropagation of Theobroma cacao L. using somatic embryo-derived plants

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 332-337

  Traore, Abdoulaye ^a   Maximova, Siela N ^a   Guiltinan, Mark J ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cacao; Micropropagation; Somatic emhryogenesis; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

CHRISTIA; LUCIA; THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0038546872     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2002409     Document Type: Article

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