Differential performance of marubakaido apple rootstock shoots grown in culture media containing different agar brands: Dynamic rheological analysis

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 356-363

  Pereira Netto, Adaucto B ^a   Petkowicz, Carmem L O ^a   Cruz Silva, Claudia T A ^a   Gazzoni, Mariana T ^a   Mello, Arianne F P ^a   Silveira, Joana L M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agar brand; Gel forming polysaccharide; Gelling agent; Shoot elongation

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 34547837382     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-007-9063-4     Document Type: Article

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