Chitosan specificity for the in vitro seed germination of two Dendrobium orchids (Asparagales: Orchidaceae)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-247

  Kananont, Nungruthai ^a   Pichyangkura, Rath ^a   Chanprame, Sermsiri ^b   Chadchawan, Supachitra ^a   Limpanavech, Patchra ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Dendrobium; In vitro seed germination; Orchid

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMISTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; MONOCOTYLEDON; POLYMER;

ASPARAGALES; DENDROBIUM; DENDROBIUM BIGIBBUM; DENDROBIUM FORMOSUM; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 76549090363     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.11.019     Document Type: Article

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