Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from leaf, root and stem-derived callus cultures of Areca catechu

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-282

  Wang, H C ^a   Chen, J T ^b   Chang, W C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; Betel nut; Dicamba

Indexed keywords

ARECA CATECHU; PIPER BETEL;

EID: 30744450758     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-006-0020-6     Document Type: Article

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