The effect of plant growth regulators on somaclonal variation in Cavendish banana (Musa AAA cv. 'Zelig')

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-351

  Bairu, Michael W ^a   Fennell, Catherine W ^a   van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cavendish banana; RAPD; Somaclonal variation

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; GROWTH REGULATOR; HORMONE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MUSA; MUSA ACUMINATA;

EID: 33646089653     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.01.039     Document Type: Article

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