Prospects of in vitro conservation of date palm genetic diversity for sustainable production

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-119

  Jain, S Mohan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cryo storage; Gene bank; Plant genetic diversity; Somaclonal variation; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 80053239390     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v23i2.6344     Document Type: Review

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