Factors affecting the frequency of in vitro flowering of Bambusa balcooa Roxb

Indian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-43

  Mudoi, Kalpataru Dutta ^a   Borthakur, Mina ^a  

^a CSIR NORTH EAST INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bambusa balcooa; Cytokinin; Hyperhydric; In vitro flowering

Indexed keywords

BAMBUSA; BAMBUSA BALCOOA;

EID: 84873810829     PISSN: 00195502     EISSN: 09740252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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