Biotechnological Studies on opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 581, Issue , 2002, Pages 151-158

  Arnholdt Schmitt, Birgit ^a   Llamoca Zárate, Rómulo M ^a   Campos, Francisco A P ^a   Landsmann, Joerg ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cactus; Genetic transformation; Meristem culture; Micropropagation; Particle bombardment; Protoplasts; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944495493     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.581.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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