Organogenesis via multiple shoot differentiation from Agave vera-cruz Mill.

Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 109-114

  Tejavathi, D H ^a   Gayathramma, K ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Direct and Indirect Regeneration; Grey Aloe of India; Micropropagation; Multiple shoots

Indexed keywords

AGAVACEAE; AGAVE; ALOE; ZEA;

EID: 18744410155     PISSN: 09722025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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