Somaclonal variation induced de novo leaf chimeric mutants during in vitro propagation of African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha Wendl.)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 725 I, Issue , 2006, Pages 337-340

  Shajiee, K ^a   Tehranifar, A ^a   Naderi, R ^b   Khalighi, A ^b  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Callus; Chimera and variegate; De novo; In vitro; Saintpaulia; Somaclonal variation; Subculture

Indexed keywords

SAINTPAULIA; SAINTPAULIA IONANTHA;

EID: 33846478802     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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