Induction and maturation of somatic embryos from intact megagametophyte explants in Khasi pine (Pinus kesiya Royle ex. Gord.)

Current Science

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1433-1438

  Choudhury, Hiranjit ^a   Kumaria, Suman ^a   Tandon, Pramod ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Conifers; Megagametophytes; Pinus kesiya; Somatic embryogenesis; Zygotic embryos

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS KESIYA;

EID: 57349105683     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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