Germination of mature seeds of Calanthe tricarinata Lindl., an endangered terrestrial orchid, by asymbiotic culture in vitro

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-328

  Godo, Toshinari ^a   Komori, Miho ^a   Nakaoki, Emi ^b   Yukawa, Tomohisa ^c   Miyoshi, Kazumitsu ^d  

^a Botanic Gardens of Toyama   (Japan)

^b TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^d AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

6 Benzyladenopurine; Asymbiotic seed germination; Conservation; Illumination; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CALANTHE TRICARINATA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 77953081466     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-009-9271-1     Document Type: Article

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