Agar/galactomannan gels applied to shoot regeneration from tobacco leaves

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 173-176

  Lucyszyn, N ^a   Quoirin, M ^a   Homma, M M ^a   Sierakowski, M R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alternative gelling agent; Cassia fastuosa; Cyamopsis tetragonolobus; Guar gum; Nicotiana tabacum

Indexed keywords

CASSIA FASTUOSA; CYAMOPSIS; CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; LOTUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SENNA;

EID: 33947499908     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0034-8     Document Type: Article

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