Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in elite clones of Theobroma cacao

Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1433-1436

  Da Silva, Thiago Édson Ribeiro ^a   Cidade, Luciana Cardoso ^a   Alvim, Fátima Cerqueira ^a   Cascardo, Júlio Cézar De Mattos ^a   Costa, Marcio Gilberto Cardoso ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Cacao; Gas exchange; Micropropagation; Morphogenesis

Indexed keywords

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 56849119027     PISSN: 0100204X     EISSN: 16783921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-204X2008001000024     Document Type: Article

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