Somatic embryogenesis and shoot regeneration from leaf derived callus of Hypericum perforatum var. angustifolium (sin. Fröhlich) Borkh

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 106-110

  Pasqua, Gabriella ^a   Santamaria, Anna Rita ^a   Caniato, Rosy ^b   Filippini, Raffaella ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Histology; In vitro culture; Shoot regeneration; Somatic embryo; St. John's wort

Indexed keywords

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 40549103857     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500701872648     Document Type: Article

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