Effect of ammonium ions and cytokinins on hyperhydricity and multiplication rate of in vitro regenerated shoots of Aloe polyphylla

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-231

  Ivanova, Mariyana ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrate; Conservation; In vitro culture; N6 Benzyladenine; Thidiazuron; Tissue culture; Vitrification; Zeatin

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TISSUE CULTURE; VITRIFICATION;

CYTOKININS; HYPERHYDRICITY; MICROPROPAGATION; THIDIAZURON; ZEATIN;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALOE;

EID: 37549064002     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-007-9311-7     Document Type: Article

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