Regeneration and evaluation of sugarcane somaclonal variants for drought tolerance

Sugar Tech

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 35-40

  Wagih, M E ^a   Ala, A ^b   Musa, Y ^a,b  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Papua New Guinea)

^b HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Selection; Somaclonal variations; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SACCHARUM SP.;

EID: 8444237043     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02942615     Document Type: Article

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