Influence of near null magnetic field on in vitro growth of potato and wild Solanum species

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 548-557

  Rakosy Tican, Lenuta ^a   Aorori, C M ^a   Morariu, V V ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ISOTOPIC AND MOLECULAR TECHNOLOGIES   (Romania)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic activity; S. microdontum; S. tuberosum; S. verrucosum; Seasonal "window" effect; Solanum chacoense

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOIDS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; IN-VITRO; MAGNETIC-FIELD; S MICRODONTUM; S TUBEROSA; S VERRUCOSA; SEASONAL "WINDOW" EFFECT; SOLANUM CHACOENSE; VITRO GROWTH; WINDOW EFFECT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B;

ARTICLE; CALLUS; CELL DIVISION; EXPLANT; EXPOSURE; GEOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MERISTEM; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; POTATO CYST NEMATODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLANUM; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

SOLANUM; SOLANUM CHACOENSE; SOLANUM MICRODONTUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SOLANUM VERRUCOSUM;

EID: 26444539626     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20134     Document Type: Article

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