In vitro micropropagation of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria; Cucurbitaceae): Prospective rootstocks for the grafting of watermelon and other cucurbits

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 731, Issue , 2007, Pages 151-158

  Saha, Shyamali ^a   Kazumi, Hattori ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lagenaria; Micropropagation; Rootstock

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; LAGENARIA; LAGENARIA SICERARIA;

EID: 70449369868     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.731.21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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