Micropropagation of Bixa orellana using phytohormones and triacontanol

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 347-350

  Parimalan, R ^a   Giridhar, P ^a   Gururaj, H B ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Annatto; Callus; Ex vitro transfer; Multiple shoots; Organogenesis

Indexed keywords

BIXA ORELLANA;

EID: 70349319817     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-009-0064-5     Document Type: Article

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