Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from protoplast culture of Crocus pallasii subsp. haussknechtii

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 659-663

  Karamian, Roya ^a  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ca alginate beads; Crocus pallasii subsp. haussknechtii; Plantlet regeneration; Protoplast culture; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

CROCUS; CROCUS PALLASII;

EID: 33947098964     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.659.663     Document Type: Article

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