Micropropagation and production of arbutin in oriental strawberry tree (Arbutus andrachne L.)

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-121

  Mostafa, Soha E ^a   Karam, Nabila S ^b   Shibli, Rida A ^c   Alali, Feras Q ^b  

^a National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension   (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Arbutin; In vitro propagation; Regeneration; Secondary metabolites; Seed dormancy

Indexed keywords

ARBUTIN; IN-VITRO; REGENERATION; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SEED DORMANCY;

FATTY ACIDS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION;

SEED;

ACETIC ACID; DORMANCY; FATTY ACIDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; SEEDS;

ANDRACHNE; ARBUTUS ANDRACHNE; ARBUTUS UNEDO; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 77956720596     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-010-9760-2     Document Type: Article

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