Super roots in Lotus corniculatus: A unique tissue culture and regeneration system in a legume species

Plant and Soil

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-33

  Akashi, Ryo ^a   Kawano, Tomoe ^a   Hashiguchi, Masatsugu ^a   Kutsuna, Yasuyo ^a   Hoffmann Tsay, Shyun Shyun ^b   Hoffmann, Franz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird's foot trefoil; Lotus corniculatus; Plant regeneration; Root culture; Super roots

Indexed keywords

LEGUME; REGENERATION; ROOT SYSTEM;

AVES; LOTUS; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MESORHIZOBIUM LOTI; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0242576132     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026143606752     Document Type: Conference Paper

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