Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from immature embryos of tropical maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines

Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 224-232

  Ombori, O ^a   Gitonga, N M ^a   Machuka, J ^a  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Immature embryos; Plant regeneration; Somatic embryogenesis; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

IMMATURE EMBRYOS; INBRED LINES; MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.); PLANT REGENERATION; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; ZEA MAYS;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 45949085474     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2008.224.232     Document Type: Article

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