Acetylsalicylic acid enhances and synchronizes thidiazuron-induced somatic embryogenesis in geranium (Pelargonium × hortorum Bailey) tissue cultures

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 512-515

  Hutchinson, Margaret J ^a   Saxena, Praveen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin); Geranium; Pelargonium hortorum Bailey; Salicylic acid; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045533827     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00232984     Document Type: Article

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