Would a combination of organogenesis and embryogenesis techniques in date palm micropropagation be the answer?

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 736, Issue , 2007, Pages 255-259

  McCubbin, Michelle J ^a   Zaid, A ^b  

^a Pasture Valley (Pty) Ltd   (Swaziland)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

In vitro; Off types; Phoenix dactylifera

Indexed keywords

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 70449133811     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.736.23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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