Acquisition of embryogenic competence during somatic embryogenesis

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Namasivayam, Parameswari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Embryogenic competence; Induction; Molecular markers; Somatic embryogenesis; Structural markers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547121431     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-007-9249-9     Document Type: Review

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