Somatic embryogenesis and adventitious shoot formation in Burma reed (Neyraudia arundinacea Henr.)

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-20

  Ma, Guohua ^a   Wu, Guojiang ^a   Bunn, Eric ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adventitious shoot formation; Mass propagation; Neyraudia arundinacea Henr.; Plant regeneration; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

NEYRAUDIA ARUNDINACEA; NEYRAUDIA REYNAUDIANA;

EID: 34250619580     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-006-9010-9     Document Type: Article

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