Induction and multiplication of callus from endosperm of Cycas revoluta

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 4279-4284

  Kiong, Anna Ling Pick ^a   Yeo, Shu Thing ^a   Gansau, Jualang Azlan ^b   Hussein, Sobri ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^c MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Callus cultures; Cycas revoluta; Medicinal plant; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; AUXIN; CYTOKININ; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PICLORAM;

ARTICLE; CALLUS CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCAS; CYCAS REVOLUTA; ENDOSPERM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY;

CYCAS REVOLUTA;

EID: 57649193335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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