Improvement of caper (Capparis spinosa L.) propagation using in vitro culture and gamma irradiation

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 290-297

  Al Safadi, Bassam ^a   Elias, Rana ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Callus; Caper; Dormancy; Gamma ray; Germination; In vitro; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIOUS ROOT; DICOTYLEDON; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; GERMINATION; MOSS; PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE); SEED DORMANCY; SULFURIC ACID;

CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS SPINOSA;

EID: 78650189228     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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