Gelling agents and culture vessels affect in vitro multiplication of banana plantlets

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 416-424

  Kacar Y A ^a   Bicen B ^a   Varol, I ^a   Mendi, Y Y ^a   Serce S ^b   Cetiner S ^c  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Agar agar; Agargel; Dwarf cavendish; Magenta vessel; Phytagel; Plant agar

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AGARGEL; FUCHSINE; GELLING AGENT; GLASS; PHYTAGEL; PLANT AGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE VESSEL; FRESH WEIGHT; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSA ACUMINATA; NONHUMAN; SEEDLING; SHOOT; BANANA; DRUG EFFECT; GEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

AGAR; CULTURE MEDIA; GELS; MUSA; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT SHOOTS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77952537215     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol9-1gmr744     Document Type: Article

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