Thidiazuron: A multi-dimensional plant growth regulator

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 45, 2011, Pages 8984-9000

  Guo, B ^a   Abbasi, Bilal Haider ^b   Zeb, Amir ^b   Xu, L L ^c   Wei, Y H ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

Cell cultures; Metabolism; Plant growth regulators; Regeneration; Somatic embryogenesis; Thidiazuron

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AUXIN; CYTOKININ; ION; MELATONIN; PHYTOHORMONE; THIDIAZURON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CALLUS (PLANT); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; GERMINATION; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT NUTRIENT; PLANT REGENERATION; PLANT REPRODUCTION; PLANT TISSUE CULTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 80051939481     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb11.636     Document Type: Review

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