Preliminary tissue culture investigation in Ensete (Ensete spp.)

Journal of Applied Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 25-27

  Zeweldu, T ^a   Ludders P ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ETHIOPIA; MULTI PURPOSE CROP; ORNAMENTAL PLANT; PHENOLIC OXIDATION; REGENERATION; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE GROWTH;

ENSETE;

EID: 2642599025     PISSN: 09495460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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