In vitro methods and the challenge of exceptional species for target 8 of the global strategy for plant conservation

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 214-220

  Pence, Valerie C ^a  

^a Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; exsitu conservation; Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC); invitro; tissue culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890829917     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3417/2011112     Document Type: Article

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