Growth and phytochemical levels in micropropagated Eucomis autumnalis subspecies autumnalis using different gelling agents, explant source, and plant growth regulators

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 102-110

  Masondo, Nqobile A ^a   Aremu, Adeyemi O ^a   Finnie, Jeffrey F ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agar; Asparagaceae; Auxins; Cytokinins; Gellan gum; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925492134     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: 14752689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-014-9646-9     Document Type: Article

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