Current status and conservation of Pistacia germplasm

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 130-141

  Ozden Tokatli, Y ^a   Akdemir, H ^a   Tilkat, E ^c   Onay, A ^b  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BATMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; In vitro studies; Molecular markers; Slow growth storage

Indexed keywords

BASIC PRINCIPLES; CONSERVATION STRATEGIES; CRYO-PRESERVATION; CURRENT STATUS; EX SITU; GENETIC EROSION; GERMPLASM COLLECTIONS; GERMPLASMS; IN-SITU; IN-VITRO; LONG-TERM PRESERVATION; MICROGRAFTING; MOLECULAR MARKER; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; STORAGE CONDITION; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

PLANT CELL CULTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; CRYOBIOLOGY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DICOTYLEDON; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GERMPLASM;

AGRICULTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PISTACHIO; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

AGRICULTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC MARKERS; PHYLOGENY; PISTACIA; SEEDS; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

PISTACIA; PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 71249101493     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2009.10.006     Document Type: Review

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