Somatic embryogenesis: A valuable strategy for phyto-climbing diversity conservation

Biotechnological Strategies for the Conservation of Medicinal and Ornamental Climbers

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 195-216

  Shahzad, Anwar ^a   Sharma, Shiwali ^a   Siddiqui, Saeed A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

BABY BOOM; LEAFY COTYLEDON; SERK; Totipotency; WUSCHEL

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006728961     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-19288-8_7     Document Type: Chapter

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