Plant species successfully micropropagated photoautotrophically

Photoautotrophic (sugar-free medium) Micropropagation as a New Micropropagation and Transplant Production System

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 243-266

  Kubota, C ^a   Afreen, F ^b   Zobayed, S M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forced ventilation; Natural ventilation; Nutrient medium; Photoautotrophic micropropagation; Supporting material

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954415465     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3126-2_15     Document Type: Chapter

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