Factors affecting maturation of avocado somatic embryos

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-73

  Peran Quesada R ^a   Sanchez Romero C ^a   Barcelo Munoz A ^a   Pliego Alfaro, F ^b  

^a Ctro de Invest Y Formacion Agraria   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ABA; abscisic acid; B5; B5m; BA; benzylaminopurine; coconut water; cw; Gamborg major salts; Gamborg major salts and Murashige and Skoog minor salts and vitamins; germination medium of Skene and Barlass; IBA; indole 3 butyric acid; M1; MS; Murashige and Skoog; w o

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HORTICULTURE; MATURATION;

PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 4444237901     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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