Micropropagation of Juniperus phoenicea from adult plant explants and analysis of ploidy stability using flow cytometry

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-14

  Loureiro, J ^a   Capelo, A ^a   Brito, G ^a   Rodriguez, E ^a   Silva, S ^a   Pinto, G ^a   Santos, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

In vitro culture; Nuclear DNA content; Plant acclimatization; Rooting studies

Indexed keywords

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA;

EID: 33947533177     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0003-2     Document Type: Article

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