Effect of seaweed liquid extracts and plant growth regulators on in vitro mass propagation of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) through hypocotyl and leaf disc explants

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 993-1002

  Satish, Lakkakula ^a   Rameshkumar, Ramakrishnan ^a   Rathinapriya, Periyasami ^a   Pandian, Subramani ^a   Rency, Arokiam Sagina ^a   Sunitha, Thota ^b   Ramesh, Manikandan ^a  

^a ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b DIRECTORATE OF RICE RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Aubergine; Brinjal; Eggplant; Hypocotyls; Leaf discs; Organogenesis; Plant growth regulators; Seaweed liquid extracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939882040     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0375-6     Document Type: Article

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