Screening tropical maize lines for the production and regeneration of friable and embryogenic type II callus

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 2367-2370

  Danson, Jedidah W ^a,b   Lagat, Martin ^b   Mbogori, Mercy ^b  

^a International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^b KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Embryogenic callus; Immature embryos; Regeneration; Tropical maize lines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALLUS CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KENYA; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT REGENERATION; POLLINATION; RHIZOBIUM; SCREENING TEST;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845754843     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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