Improving initiation, genotype capture, and family representation in somatic embryogenesis of Pinus radiata by a combination of zygotic embryo maturity, media, and explant preparation

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1566-1574

  Hargreaves, Cathy L ^a   Reeves, Cathie B ^a   Find, Jens I ^b   Gough, Keiko ^a   Josekutty, Puthiyaparambil ^a   Skudder, Dolina B ^a   van der Maas, Susan A ^a   Sigley, Margaret R ^a   Menzies, Mike I ^a   Low, Charlie B ^a   Mullin, Tim J ^b  

^a University of Copenhagen ^*

^b BioSylve Forest Science NZ Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTION TIME; EMBRYOGENIC TISSUE; INITIATION RATE; MEGAGAMETOPHYTES; PINUS RADIATA; PREPARATION TECHNIQUE; SEED FAMILY; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; ZYGOTIC EMBRYOS;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENOTYPE; MATURATION;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 69249092125     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-082     Document Type: Article

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