Direct somatic embryogenesis with high frequency plantlet regeneration and successive cormlet production in saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue , 2014, Pages 207-216

  Devi, K ^a   Sharma, M ^a   Ahuja, P S ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical studies; Crocus sativus; Histology; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GEOPHYTE; GERMINATION; HISTOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPICE; STERILITY; STOMATA;

EID: 84901027091     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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