Effects of temperature, photoperiod and culture vessel size on adventitious shoot production of in vitro propagated Huernia hystrix

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-238

  Amoo, S O ^a   Finnie, J F ^a   van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CAM; Culture container; Environmental factors; Micropropagation; Succulent; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONDITIONS; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; CONTINUOUS LIGHT; CRASSULACEAN ACID METABOLISM; CULTURE CONTAINER; CULTURE VESSEL; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FRESH WEIGHT; GERMPLASMS; IN-PLANTS; IN-VITRO; INCREASED TEMPERATURE; LABOUR COSTS; LOW GROWTH RATE; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICROPROPAGATION; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; POTENTIAL PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION COST; SHOOT PROLIFERATION; SLOW GROWTH; SUCCULENT;

ASSOCIATIVE STORAGE; CAMS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COST ACCOUNTING; EMPLOYMENT; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE CULTURE; WAGES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CRASSULACEAE; HUERNIA;

EID: 70350207183     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-009-9592-0     Document Type: Article

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