In vitro culture of lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.)

Small Fruits Review

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 393-408

  Debnath, Samir C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Micropropagation; Rooting; Shoot proliferation; Tissue culture; Vaccinium angustifolium

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 7444224160     PISSN: 15228851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J301v03n03_16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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