Rapid micropropagation of passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims.) varieties

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 395-400

  Isutsa, D K ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Micropropagation; Passiflora; Passion fruit; Rooting; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE); ROOTING; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

PASSIFLORA; PASSIFLORA EDULIS;

EID: 0842263132     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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