In vitro cormlet development in Crocus sativus

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 709-712

  Sharma, K D ^a   Rathour, R ^a   Sharma, R ^a   Goel, S ^a   Sharma, T R ^b   Singh, B M ^a  

^a CSK HIMACHAL PRADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Apical buds; Growth regulators; Micropropagation; Multiple shoots; Saffron; Sprouting; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 55849114924     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-008-0136-y     Document Type: Article

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