Globular embryo-like structures and highly efficient thidiazuron-induced multiple shoot formation in saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 274-280

  Sharifi, Golandam ^a   Ebrahimzadeh, Hassan ^a   Ghareyazie, Behzad ^b   Karimi, Mansour ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SEED AND PLANT IMPROVEMENT INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

BA; Crocus sativus L.; Saffron regeneration; TDZ

Indexed keywords

CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 77953082703     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-009-9264-0     Document Type: Article

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