Genome size stability in six medicinal plant species propagated in vitro

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 556-558

  Sliwinska, E ^a   Thiem, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

DNA content; Flow cytometry; Genetic fidelity; Micropropagation

Indexed keywords

INULA; INULA VERBASCIFOLIA; OENOTHERA; OENOTHERA PARADOXA; PUERARIA; PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA; RUBUS CHAMAEMORUS; SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO VIRGAUREA;

EID: 34250772289     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0121-x     Document Type: Article

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