Potential low-cost micropropagation of pineapple (Ananas comosus)

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-194

  Be, L V ^a   Debergh, P C ^b  

^a University of Can Tho   (Viet Nam)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Low cost micropropagation; Pineapple

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRUIT PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION COST; ROOTING; SURVIVAL; YIELD;

ANANAS COMOSUS;

EID: 33745506271     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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