Variable DNA content of Cyclamen persicum regenerated via somatic embryogenesis: Rethinking the concept of long-term callus and suspension cultures

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-263

  Borchert, Thomas ^a,b   Fuchs, Jörg ^c   Winkelmann, Traud ^d,e   Hohe, Annette ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE MITTELHESSEN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND ORNAMENTAL CROPS   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WEIHENSTEPHAN TRIESDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA amount; DNA Index; Flow cytometry; Micropropagation; Somaclonal variation

Indexed keywords

DNA; FLOW CYTOMETRY;

DNA AMOUNT; DNA-INDEX; MICROPROPAGATION; SOMACLONAL VARIATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CYCLAMEN; CYCLAMEN PERSICUM;

EID: 34547839658     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-007-9264-x     Document Type: Article

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