In vitro seed germination and micropropagation of primrose (Primula heterochroma Stapf.) an endemic endangered Iranian species via shoot tip explants

Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 298-302

  Sharaf, Ali Reza Noroozi ^a   Hamidoghli, Yousef ^a   Zakizadeh, Hedayat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

in vitro propagation; plant growth regulators; primula spp.; rare plant; shoot regeneration

Indexed keywords

PRIMULA; PRIMULA HETEROCHROMA; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 84864440571     PISSN: 22113452     EISSN: 22113460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13580-011-0129-1     Document Type: Article

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