Influence of beneficial microorganisms during in vivo acclimatization of in vitro-derived tea (Camellia sinensis) plants

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-370

  Thomas, Jibu ^a   Ajay, D ^a   Kumar, R Raj ^a   Mandal, A K A ^a  

^a UPASI Tea Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Bioinoculants; Biological hardening; Defense enzymes; Nutrient use efficiency; Systemic resistance; Tea tissue culture

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL HARDENING; DEFENSE ENZYME; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; NUTRIENT-USE EFFICIENCIES; SYSTEMIC RESISTANCE;

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSTS; ENZYMES; HARDENING; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

TISSUE CULTURE;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; HYPOCREA LIXII; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 77952542506     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-010-9687-7     Document Type: Article

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