Somatic embryogenesis, organogenesis and plant regeneration in taro (Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta)

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-71

  Deo, Pradeep C ^a,b   Harding, Robert M ^b   Taylor, Mary ^c   Tyagi, Anand P ^a   Becker, Douglas K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Secretariat of the Pacific Community   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Callus; Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta; Somatic embryogenesis; Taro; TDZ

Indexed keywords

CALLUS; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA VAR. ESCULENTA; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; TARO; TDZ;

CYTOLOGY; PLANT CELL CULTURE; VALUE ENGINEERING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 70350185440     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-009-9576-0     Document Type: Article

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