Control of shoot necrosis and plant death during micro-propagation of banana and plantains (Musa spp.)

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-59

  Martin, Kottackal Poulose ^a   Zhang, Chun Lai ^b   Slater, Adrian ^b   Madassery, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT   (India)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bananas; Calcium chloride; Leaf burn; Plantains; Shoot necrosis

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CULTIVATION; FRUITS;

BANANA; LEAF BURN; PLANTAINS; SHOOT NECROSIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COSTS; CULTIVATION; FRUITS; PLANTS;

MUSA; PLANTAGO;

EID: 33846287993     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-006-9177-0     Document Type: Article

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