Conservation in vitro of rare and threatened ferns-case studies of biodiversity hotspot and island species

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-45

  Barnicoat, Helen ^a   Cripps, Ryan ^a   Kendon, Jonathan ^a   Sarasan, Viswambharan ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascension Island; In vitro collecting; Marattia purpurescens; Pteris adscensionis; Recalcitrant

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FILICOPHYTA; MARATTIA; PTERIDIUM; PTERIS;

EID: 79952068780     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-010-9303-x     Document Type: Review

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