Cost-effective tissue culture media for large-scale propagation of three commercial banana (Musa spp.) varieties

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 23-29

  Saraswathi, M S ^a   Uma, S ^a   Kannan, G ^a   Selvasumathi, M ^a   Mustaffa, M M ^a   Backiyarani, S ^a  

^a ICAR NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR BANANA   (India)

Author keywords

Banana; ISSR markers; Propagation; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958054964     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2015.1117227     Document Type: Article

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