General applicability of in vitro storage technology to the conservation and maintenance of plant germplasm

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-36

  Mycock, D J ^a   Blakeway, F C ^b   Watt, M P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Mondi Forests   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GERMPLASM; PRESERVATION; STORAGE;

EUCALYPTUS; HAWORTHIA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 3042562157     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30265-9     Document Type: Article

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