Narcissus bulblet formation in vitro: Effects of carbohydrate type and osmolarity of the culture medium

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 313-320

  Staikidou, Ioanna ^a   Watson, Sally ^a   Harvey, Barbara M R ^a   Selby, Christopher ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulb; Cultivar effects; Micropropagation; Monosaccharides; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; OSMOSIS; SUBSTRATES; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

BUBLET FORMATION; DRY WEIGHT; OSMOLARITY; SHOOT CLUMP CULTURES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CELLS; GLUCITOL; MANNITOL; PLANTS; SHOOTS; SUBSTRATES; SUGARS; VARIETIES;

NARCISSUS;

EID: 13244267178     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-004-1366-0     Document Type: Article

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