The role of synthetic growth hormones in crop multiplication and improvement

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 51, 2011, Pages 10330-10334

  Gana, A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Auxins; Crop improvement; Cytokinines; Gibberellins

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; AUXIN; CYTOKININ; ETHYLENE; GIBBERELLIN; PHYTOHORMONE;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; DISEASE RESISTANCE; MICROPROPAGATION; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT REGENERATION; PLANT YIELD; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS;

EID: 80052669270     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.301     Document Type: Article

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