Regeneration and characterization of somatic hybrid plants of Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) and Citrus micrantha, a progenitor species of lime

Euphytica

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 271-278

  Khan, Iqrar A ^a   Grosser, Jude W ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus aurantifolia; flow cytometry; polyethylene glycol (PEG); protoplast fusion; RAPD analysis; tissue culture; Witches' broom disease

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA AURANTIFOLIA; CITRUS; CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 4544224804     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EUPH.0000041591.65333.3c     Document Type: Article

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