Use of Sodium Hypochlorite as Media Sterilant in Sugarcane Micropropagation at Commercial Scale

Sugar Tech

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-35

  Sawant, R A ^a   Tawar, P N ^a  

^a Vasantdada Sugar Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Autoclaving; Cost reduction; Micropropagation; Rooting medium; Shooting medium; Sodium hypochlorite; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959316209     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: 09740740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12355-011-0072-6     Document Type: Article

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