Factors contributing to in vitro shoot-tip necrosis and their physiological interactions

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-248

  Bairu, Michael W ^a   Stirk, Wendy A ^a   van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Boron; Calcium; Physiological disorder; Plant growth regulators; Tissue culture media components

Indexed keywords

CULTURE CONDITIONS; IN-PLANTS; IN-VITRO; PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT SPECIES; PLANT TISSUE CULTURE;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION;

TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 70349847382     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-009-9560-8     Document Type: Review

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