Somatic embryogenesis in saffron (Crocus sativus L.): Morphological differentiation and the role of the antioxidant enzymatic system

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 650, Issue , 2004, Pages 261-267

  Blázquez, Silvia ^a   Olmos, Enrique ^b   Hernández, José A ^b   Hellín, Eladio ^b   Fernández, José Antonio ^a   Piqueras, Abel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

DHAR; MDHAR; NADH; Reactive oxygen species; SOD

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048974397     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.650.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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