Micropropagation of superior eucalyptus hybrids FRI-5 (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn x E. tereticornis Sm) and FRI-14(Eucalyptus torelliana F.V. Muell x E. citriodora Hook): A commercial multiplication and field evaluation

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 5718-5726

  Arya, I D ^b   Sharma, Sudhir ^a   Chauhan, Sudhir ^a   Arya, Sarita ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ARID FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diameter at breast height; Eucalyptus hybrids FRI 5 and FRI 14; Field testing; Micropropagation

Indexed keywords

AUXIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA; EUCALYPTUS TERETICORNIS; EUCALYPTUS TORELLIANA; HYBRID; MICROPROPAGATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT HEIGHT; ROOTING; SURVIVAL; WOOD;

CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS HYBRIDA; EUCALYPTUS TORELLIANA;

EID: 71649096212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.822     Document Type: Article

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