A highly efficient in vitro propagation protocol for elephant tusk cactus: Coryphantha elephantidens (Lem.) Lem.

Background: Elephant tusk cactus Coryphantha elephantidens (Lem.) Lem. is an important attractive ornamental cactus. The plant produces offshoots from tubercles very rarely, and the seedlings exhibit slow growth and susceptibility to damping off. Slow growth and high demand in the cactus industry le...

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Main Authors: B.S. Bhau, A.K. Wakhlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687157X1500030X