Effects of sugars and abscisic acid on somatic embryogenesis from melon (Cucumis melo L.) expanded cotyledon

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 85-92

  Nakagawa, Hideki ^a   Saijyo, Takeshi ^a   Yamauchi, Naoki ^a   Shigyo, Masayoshi ^a   Kako, Shunji ^a   Ito, Akiko ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Expanded cotyledon; Osmotic condition; Somatic embryogenesis; Sugar

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; MELO;

EID: 0040968844     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(00)00259-4     Document Type: Article

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