A comparison of the gelling of isubgol, agar and gelrite on in vitro shoot regeneration and rooting of variety Samsun of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-181

  Ozel, Cigdem Alev ^a   Khawar, Khalid Mahmood ^b   Arslan, Orhan ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gelling agents; Isubgol; Mass propagation; Plantlet regeneration; Rooting

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH; SHOOT; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 44249105137     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.03.022     Document Type: Article

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