Effect of explant age, hormones on somatic embryogenesis and production of multiple shoot from cotyledonary leaf explants of Solanum trilobatum L.

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 630-634

  Chakravarthi Dhavala, V N ^a   Tejeswara Rao, D ^a   Rao, Yechuri V ^a   Prabavathi, K ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Endogenous hormones; Explant age; Explant type; Regeneration; Solanum trilobatum L.; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

6 N BENZYLADENINE; INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID; KINETIN;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTYLEDON; EXPLANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT REGENERATION; ROOTING; SOLANUM TRILOBATUM; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS;

SOLANUM TRILOBATUM;

EID: 62549149909     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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