Development of an embryogenic suspension culture of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-129

  Thiruvengadam, M ^a   Varisai Mohamed, S ^b   Yang, C H ^a   Jayabalan, N ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cell suspension culture; Embryogenic callus; Growth regulators; Momordica charantia L; Somatic embryos

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO; GERMINATION; ONTOGENY;

CUCUMIS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33646681484     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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