Direct organogenesis of Kalanchoe tomentosa (Crassulaceae) from shoot-tips

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 977-981

  Khan, Saifullah ^a   Naz, Sheeba ^a   Ali, Kashif ^a   Zaidi, Samreen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRASSULACEAE; KALANCHOE; KALANCHOE TOMENTOSA;

EID: 34248594625     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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