Plant regeneration via direct somatic embryogenesis from leaf and petiole explants of Epipremnum aureum ‘Marble Queen’ and characterization of selected variants

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1461-1469

  Zhao, Jietang ^a   Zhang, Qian ^b   Xie, Jiahua ^c   Hung, Chiu Yueh ^c   Cui, Jin ^d   Henny, Richard J ^a   Chen, Jianjun ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e HUNAN ACADEMY OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Devil s ivy; Ornamental foliage plants; Pothos regeneration; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856381608     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-012-0944-8     Document Type: Article

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