Plant regeneration through somatic embryogenesis of yacón [smallanthus sonchifolius (poepp. and endl.) H. Robinson]

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 549-554

  Corrêa, Cynthia Manyra ^a   de Oliveira, Graciele Nicolodi ^b   Astarita, Leandro Vieira ^a   Santarém, Eliane Romanato ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DE CRUZ ALTA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Medicinal plant; Micropropagation; Polymnia sonchifolia; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS;

EID: 69549126574     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132009000300005     Document Type: Article

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