Role of antioxidants and amino acids on somatic embryogenesis of Pinus patula

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-186

  Malabadi, Ravindra B ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ascorbic acid; Citric acid; Somatic embryogenesis; Tissue necrosis

Indexed keywords

PINUS PATULA;

EID: 18944391960     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2004623     Document Type: Article

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