In vitro plant regeneration as a tool to improve ornamental characters in Passiflora species

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 855, Issue , 2010, Pages 47-52

  Braglia, L ^a   De Benedetti, L ^a   Giovannini, A ^a   Nicoletti, F ^a   Bianchini, C ^a   Pipino, L ^a   Mercuri, A ^a  

^a CRA FSO Research Unit for Floriculture and Ornamental Species   (Italy)

Author keywords

Involucral bracts; Morphological traits; Passion flower; Somaclonal variation; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

MANTA; PASSIFLORA; PASSIFLORA EDULIS; PASSIFLORA FOETIDA; PASSIFLORA TRIFASCIATA; PASSIFLORACEAE;

EID: 77952707233     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.855.5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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