24-epiBrassinolide induces somatic embryogenesis in Pinus wallichiana A. B. Jacks

Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-178

  Malabadi, Ravindra B ^a,b   Nataraja, K ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brassinosteroids; Himalayan blue pine; Micropropagation

Indexed keywords

CARANGIDAE; PINUS WALLICHIANA; WALLICHIA;

EID: 34548580346     PISSN: 18164951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jps.2007.171.178     Document Type: Article

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