Foliar application of benzyladenine (BA) as a means to enhance shoot production for asexual propagation of young jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) seedlings

New Forests

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 229-237

  Browne, R D ^a   Davidson, C G ^b   Enns, S M ^b   Steeves, T A ^c   Dunstan, D I ^d  

^a PlantSelect Biotech Systems Ltd   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pine; Proliferated dwarf shoots; Rooted cuttings; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347608912     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015600726905     Document Type: Article

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