Effects of non-freezing low temperatures on quality and cold tolerance of mature somatic embryos of interior spruce (Picea glauca (moench) Voss x P. engelmannii Parry ex. Engelm.)

Propagation of Ornamental Plants

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 112-121

  Von Aderkas, Patrick ^a   Kong, Lisheng ^a   Hawkins, Barbara ^a   Rohr, René ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cold tolerance; Low temperature; Picea; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 34548148246     PISSN: 13119109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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