Biotechnological approaches for improvement and conservation of Prunus species

Plant Biotechnology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-28

  Cheong, Eun Ju ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Cryopreservation; Genetic transformation; In vitro tissue culture; Molecular marker; Prunus species

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS;

EID: 84856117826     PISSN: 18635466     EISSN: 18635474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11816-011-0195-y     Document Type: Review

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