Effect of carbohydrate source and polyethylene glycol on maturation and germination of somatic embryos in walnut (Juglans regia L.)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 839, Issue , 2009, Pages 165-172

  Sirmandi, H Bahrami ^a   Vahdati, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Embryogenesis; PEG; Somatic embryogenesis; Walnut

Indexed keywords

JUGLANS; JUGLANS REGIA;

EID: 75649148526     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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