Plant regeneration via somatic embryogenesis from in vitro tissue culture in two Tunisian Cucumis melo cultivars Maazoun and Beji

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 239-243

  Rhimi, A ^a   Ben Fadhel, N ^a   Boussaid, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Beji; Cucumis melo L. cultivars; Maazoun; Plant regeneration; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; HORMONES; MORPHOLOGY; TISSUE CULTURE;

BEJI; CUCUMIS MELO L. CULTIVARS; MAAZOUN; PLANT REGENERATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANATOMY; GROWTH; HORMONES; PLANTS; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; TISSUE CULTURE; VARIETIES;

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 33344463757     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-005-9021-y     Document Type: Article

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