Somatic embryogenesis in genera Medicago: An overview

Plant Cell Monographs

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 285-304

  Iantcheva, A ^a   Vlahova, M ^a   Atanassov, A ^a  

^a AGROBIOINSTITUTE   (Bulgaria)

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EID: 43349101667     PISSN: 18611370     EISSN: 18611362     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7089_025     Document Type: Article

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