Micropropagation of Eucalyptus polybractea selected for key essential oil traits

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-251

  Goodger, Jason Q D ^a   Heskes, Allison M ^a   King, Drew J ^a   Gleadow, Roslyn M ^b   Woodrow, Ian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axillary bud proliferation; Blue mallee; Cineole; Clone; Eucalypt

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; ESSENTIAL OILS;

EXPLANT SOURCES; MICROPROPAGATION; SEEDLINGS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CLONE; COPPICE; DICOTYLEDON; ESSENTIAL OIL; RAMET; SAPLING; TUBER;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS POLYBRACTEA;

EID: 42449119688     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP07241     Document Type: Article

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