Gibberellin inhibitors improve embryogenic tissue initiation in conifers

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 596-605

  Pullman, Gerald S ^a   Mein, J ^a   Johnson, S ^a   Zhang, Y ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryogenic; Gibberellin inhibitors; Loblolly pine; Paclobutrazol; Somatic embryogenesis; Tissue initiation

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; STATISTICAL METHODS; TISSUE;

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOGENIC TISSUES; GIBBERELLIN INHIBITORS; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS (SE);

FORESTRY;

GIBBERELLIN; HERBICIDE; PHYTOHORMONE;

ARTICLE; CONIFER; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; GERMINATION; GIBBERELLINS; HERBICIDES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS;

EMBRYOS; GENOTYPES; GERMINATION; PINUS TAEDA; SOFTWOODS; TISSUE CULTURE;

ABIES; CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS TAEDA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 13844298285     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-004-0880-1     Document Type: Article

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