In vitro propagation of banana (Musa spp.) using thidiazuron and activated charcoal

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-69

  Gubbuk, Hamide ^a   Pekmezci, Mustafa ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Banana; Cytokinin; Genotype; Musa spp.; Rapid propagation; Rooting

Indexed keywords

MUSA;

EID: 33644752720     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710510029204     Document Type: Article

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