A simple and low-cost strategy for micropropagation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3789-3797

  Santana, M A ^a,b   Romay, G ^b   Matehus, J ^a,b   Vicente Villardon J L ^c   Demey, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b Fundacion Instituto de Estudios Avanzados IDEA   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biotechnological transference; Canonical biplot analysis; Media design

Indexed keywords

AUXIN; CARBOHYDRATE; FERTILIZER; GIBBERELLIC ACID; MOLASSES; SUGAR; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CASSAVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MICROPROPAGATION; MURASHIGE AND SKOOG MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT TISSUE; PLANT TISSUE CULTURE; SEED PRODUCTION; VARIETAS;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 70349185417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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