Cryopreservation as a tool for the conservation of Eucalyptusgenetic variability: Concepts and challenges

Southern Forests

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-170

  Padayachee, K ^a   Watt, M P ^b   Edwards, N ^c   Mycock, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c Trahar Biotechnology CentreMondi   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Eucalyptus; In vitrostorage techniques

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 77955072536     PISSN: 20702620     EISSN: 20702639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/SF.2009.71.2.12.827     Document Type: Article

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