A biotechnology strategy for medium- and long-term conservation of cycads

Botanical Review

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-46

  Litz, Richard E ^a   Moon, P A ^a   Benson, E M ^b   Stewart, J ^b   Chávez, Victor M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERATOZAMIA EURYPHYLLIDIA; CERATOZAMIA HILDAE; CERATOZAMIA MEXICANA; CYCADOPSIDA; CYCAS; ENCEPHALARTOS CYCADIFOLIUS; ENCEPHALARTOS DYERIANUS; ENCEPHALARTOS NATALENSIS; ZAMIA FISCHERI; ZAMIA FURFURACEA; ZAMIA PUMILA;

EID: 14244267182     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0006-8101(2004)070[0039:ABSFMA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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