Synseed technology-A complete synthesis

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 186-207

  Sharma, Shiwali ^a   Shahzad, Anwar ^a   Teixeira da Silva, Jaime A ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Dehydration; Encapsulation; Hydrogel; Synthetic seed

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; CRYO-PRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTANTS; EX VITRO CONDITIONS; GERMPLASMS; IN-VITRO; PLANT MATERIAL; PLANT PROPAGATION; PLANT SPECIES; PROPAGATION METHOD; SCALING-UP; SYNTHETIC SEED; TRANSGENICS; VITRO CONSERVATIONS; WHOLE PROCESS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; DEHYDRATION; ENCAPSULATION; HYDROGELS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

SEED;

ACCLIMATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DAMAGE; DEHYDRATION; ENCAPSULATION; GERMPLASM; POLYPLOIDY; PROPAGULE; QUARANTINE; SEED PRODUCTION; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

AGRICULTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DESICCATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROGEL; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT TUBER; REVIEW; RHIZOME; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

AGRICULTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA; DESICCATION; GENETIC MARKERS; HYDROGELS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS TECHNIQUES; PLANT TUBERS; RHIZOME; SEEDS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84873719191     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.09.007     Document Type: Review

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