Use of the temporary immersion bioreactor system (RITA®) for production of commercial Eucalyptus clones in Mondi Forests (SA)

Liquid Culture Systems for in vitro Plant Propagation

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 425-442

  McAlister, B ^a   Finnie, J ^b   Watt, M P ^c   Blakeway, F ^a  

^a Mondi Forests   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Costs; Forest tree; Liquid vs. semi solid tissue culture; Rooting; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919674925     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3200-5-33     Document Type: Chapter

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