Somatic embryogenesis from leaf and zygotic embryo explants of Blighia sapida 'cheese' ackee

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 467-472

  Webster, S A ^a   Mitchell, S A ^a   Reid, W A ^a   Ahmad, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Cotyledon; Immature zygotic embryo; Thidiazuron

Indexed keywords

BLIGHIA; BLIGHIA SAPIDA;

EID: 33845867942     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2006795     Document Type: Article

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