In vitro hardening - The role of ventilation on acclimation stress in Kniphofia leucocephala

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-55

  McCartan, Shelagh A ^a   Beckett, Richard P ^a   Ivanova, Mariana V ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acclimatisation; Asphodelaceae; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Culture induced phenotype; In vitro hardening; In vitro propagation; Kniphofia leucocephala; Micropropagation; Red hot poker; Tissue culture; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION STRESS; IN VITRO HARDENING;

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CELLS; PHENOTYPES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLANTS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ASPHODELACEAE; KNIPHOFIA;

EID: 3042582357     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GROW.0000038243.00593.06     Document Type: Article

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