Plant regeneration and floral bud formation from intact floral parts of African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha H. Wendl.) cultured in vitro

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1055-1058

  Daud, N ^a   Taha, Rosna Mat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adventitious shoots; In vitro; Organogenesis; Saintpaulia ionantha; Vegetative floral buds

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYLACETIC ACID; 1-NAPHTHALENEACETIC ACID; ARYLACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; BENZYLADENINE; PHYTOHORMONE; PURINE DERIVATIVE;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; ORGANOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

ANGIOSPERMS; BENZYL COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; FLOWERS; NAPHTHALENEACETIC ACIDS; ORGANOGENESIS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PURINES; REGENERATION; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

SAINTPAULIA IONANTHA;

EID: 53749103851     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1055.1058     Document Type: Article

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