Mutation induction in zygotic embryos of avocado (Persea americana Mill)

Biotecnologia Aplicada

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 82-84

  Fuentes, Jorge L ^a   Santiago, Livia ^a   Valdés, Yohaina ^a   Guerra, Mercedes ^a   Ramírez, Isis M ^a   Prieto, Enrique F ^a   Rodríguez, Narciso N ^b   Velázquez, Barbara ^b  

^a CENTRO DE APLICACIONES TECNOLÓGICAS Y DESARROLLO NUCLEAR CEADEN   (Cuba)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical   (Cuba)

Author keywords

rays; Avocado; Mutation breeding; Zygotic embryo culture

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMIC TRAIT; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GAMMA RADIATION; GERMINATION; INDUCED MUTATION; IRRADIATION; LD 50; PLANT; PLANT BREEDING; RADIOSENSITIVITY; ROOT ROT; ROOTING; SALT TOLERANCE; SPROUT;

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 23944484099     PISSN: 08644551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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