Direct differentiation of ears and tassels from cultured shoot apices of maize

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 22-23

  Li, Xuehong ^a   Zhang, Juren ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ear and tassel; Genotype; In vitro; Morphogenesis of inflorescence; Phytohormone; Shoot tip; Zea mays L

Indexed keywords

EID: 2042451859     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02881743     Document Type: Article

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