Morphological and histological changes during somatic embryo formation from coconut plumule explants

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-25

  Saenz L ^a   Azpeitia, A ^b   Chuc Armendariz, B ^a   Chan, J L ^a   Verdeil, J L ^c   Hocher, V ^d   Oropeza, C ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^c CIRAD   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Cocos nucifera; Development; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

COCOS NUCIFERA;

EID: 33645528559     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2005728     Document Type: Article

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