The role of antioxidants for initiation of somatic embryos with Conostephium pendulum (Ericaceae)

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-252

  Anthony, J M ^a,b   Senaratna, T ^a,b   Dixon, K W ^a,b   Sivasithamparam, K ^b  

^a BOTANIC GARDENS AND PARKS AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Citric acid; Desferrioxamine; Phenolic; Somatic embryogenesis; Tocopherol; Tri potassium citrate

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TISSUE;

GROWTH MEDIA; OXIDATIVE STRESSES; SOMATIC EMBRYOS;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

CONOSTEPHIUM; CONOSTEPHIUM PENDULUM; ERICACEAE;

EID: 3442882872     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TICU.0000025661.56250.b4     Document Type: Article

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