The role of meta-topolins in alleviating micropropagation problems

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-206

  Amoo, Stephen O ^a   Finnie, Jeffrey F ^a   van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation; Plant growth regulator; Threatened species; Tissue culture; Topolins

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952175193     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-010-9504-7     Document Type: Article

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