Indirect and direct somatic embryogenesis from aerial stem explants of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.)

Acta Botanica Croatica

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-103

  Lincy, Adinkudik K ^a   Remashree, Azhimala B ^b   Sasikumar, Bhaskaran ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPICES RESEARCH   (India)

^b Centre for Medicinal Plants Research   (India)

Author keywords

Aerial stem; Histology; Somatic embryogenesis; Zingiber

Indexed keywords

ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 68149158011     PISSN: 03650588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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