Cryopreservation of pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr) apices and calluses

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 666, Issue , 2005, Pages 127-131

  Martinez Montero M E ^a   Martinez J ^a   Engelmann, F ^b   Gonzalez Arnao, M T ^b  

^a Universidad de Ciego de Avila   (Cuba)

^b International Plant   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apices; Calluses; Cryopreservation; Simple freezing; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950366014     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.666.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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