Thermotherapy in virus elimination from garlic: Influences on shoot multiplication from meristems and bulb formation in vitro

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 193-202

  Robert, Ucman ^a   Žel, Jana ^a   Ravnikar, Maja ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Allium sativum L.; Jasmonic acid; Meristem culture; Shoot multiplication; Thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0345367507     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(98)00074-0     Document Type: Article

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