Micropropagation of banana CV malbhog through meristem tip culture in consort with thermotherapy

Phytomorphology: An International Journal of Plant Morphology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 17-22

  Kumar, Rajeev ^a   Sinha, Kanak ^b   Kumar, Santosh ^b  

^a B R A BIHAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Banana; Malbhog; Micropropagation; Thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HORMONES; VEGETATION;

BANANA; MALBHOG; MICROPROPAGATION; SHOOTS; THERMOTHERAY;

PLANERS;

MUSA;

EID: 27544454096     PISSN: 00319449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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