Photoperiod affects the growth and development of yam plantlets obtained by in vitro propagation

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-359

  Vaillant, V ^a,b   Bade, P ^a   Constant, C ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Dioscorea alata; Saccharides; Short days; Tuber induction

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA ALATA; TUBER (GENUS);

EID: 24644523355     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-005-0007-8     Document Type: Article

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