Efficient plant regeneration via organogenesis in winter squash (Cucurbita maxima Duch.)

Plant Science

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 413-418

  Lee, Young Koung ^a,b   Il Chung, Won ^b   Ezura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BA; Cucurbita maxima Duch; Flow cytometry; Organogenesis

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; CYTOLOGY; SEED;

PLANT REGENERATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA;

EID: 0242586103     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(02)00429-6     Document Type: Article

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