Cryopreservation of Betula in vitro shoot tips by vitrification

Advances in Horticultural Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 215-218

  Meier Dinkel, A ^a  

^a Northwest German Forest Research Institute (NW FVA)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Betula pubescens; Birch; Forest tree; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; FRAXINUS;

EID: 38349192325     PISSN: 03946169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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