A protocol for in vitro germination and sustainable growth of two tropical mistletoes

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-228

  Ang, Sylvia L P ^a   Yong, Jean W H ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coconut water; Cytokinin; Dendrophthoe; Marcosolen; Ventilated culture vessels

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GENES; HORMONES; TISSUE CULTURE; VENTILATION;

COCONUT WATER; DENDROPHTHOE PENTANDRA; MACROSOLEN COCHINCHINENSIS; SUSTAINABLE GROWTH; VENTILATED CULTURE VESSELS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIODIVERSITY; CALLUS; GENES; GERMINATION; HORMONES; PLANTS; SHOOTS; TISSUE CULTURE; VENTILATION;

DENDROPHTHOE; DENDROPHTHOE PENTANDRA; MACROSOLEN; MACROSOLEN COCHINCHINENSIS; PHORADENDRON HEXASTICHUM; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 13244287929     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-004-9372-9     Document Type: Article

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