Establishment of virus-free taro (Colocasia esulenta cv. Fenghuayunaitou) by meristem-tip culture combined with thermotherapy

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 40-43

  Li, Yongwei ^a   Xu, Cheng ^a   Chen, Jishuang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Colocasia esculenta; Dasheen mosaic virus; Shoot tips; Virus free culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948861027     PISSN: 18125387     EISSN: 18125425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ppj.2002.40.43     Document Type: Article

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