Micrografting of ASBVd-infected avocado (Persea americana) plants

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-185

  Suarez, Isidro E ^a,d   Schnell, Raymond A ^b   Kuhn, David N ^c   Litz, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Avsunviroidae; Capillary electrophoresis; Meristem; RT PCR; Viroid

Indexed keywords

TISSUE CULTURE;

MICROGRAFTING; MICROGRAFTS; SHOOT TIPS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

MERISTEMS; PLANTS; SEEDING; SHOOTS; TISSUE CULTURE; VARIETIES;

AVSUNVIROIDAE; PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA; VIROIDS;

EID: 13244251207     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-004-1622-3     Document Type: Article

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