In vitro culture of an African multipurpose tree species: Adansonia digitata L.

Propagation of Ornamental Plants

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 62-67

  Ishii, Katsuaki ^a   Kambou, Sié ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Burkina Faso   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Adansonia digitata; Multipurpose trees; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

ADANSONIA; ADANSONIA DIGITATA;

EID: 34547467640     PISSN: 13119109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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