Shoot regeneration in four Begonia genotypes

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-104

  Espino, F J ^a   Linacero, R ^a   Rueda, J ^a   Vazquez A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Explant type; Genotype effect; Growth regulators; In vitro culture; Organogenic response

Indexed keywords

BEGONIA; ELATIOR;

EID: 24644439275     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000024282.01087.a3     Document Type: Article

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