Somatic embryogenesis in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L): Improving culture initiation with abscisic acid and silver nitrate

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-95

  Pullman, G S ^a   Namjoshi, K ^a   Zhang, Y ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conifer; Initiation; Loblolly pine; Pinus taeda; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ORGANIC ACIDS; SILVER COMPOUNDS;

CYTOKININ LEVELS;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ABSCISIC ACID; CARBON; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYCLIC GMP; CYTOKININS; GERMINATION; PINUS TAEDA; SEEDS; SILVER NITRATE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0141884782     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-003-0673-y     Document Type: Article

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