Establishment of efficient regeneration system, acclimatization and somaclonal variation in Saintpaulia ionantha H. Wendl.

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 865, Issue , 2010, Pages 115-122

  Taha, R M ^a   Daud, N ^a   Hasbullah, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Macromorphology; Plant regeneration; Saintpaulia ionantha; Somaclonal variation

Indexed keywords

SAINTPAULIA IONANTHA;

EID: 77957293980     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2010.865.14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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