Effect of mineral salts, vitamins and gelling agents on somatic embryogenesis in Coffea arabica L. ‘Catuai Influência dos sais minerais, vitaminas e agentes gelificantes, na embriogénese somática de Coffea arabica L. ‘Catuai’

Somatic embryogenesis was induced in leaf explants of Coffea arabica ‘Catuai’. A two steps procedure was followed: explants were first cultured in a callus induction medium containing 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 6-benzylaminopurine and later transferred to an auxin free embryo induction and c...

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Main Authors: Maria Cristina Simões-Costa, Isabel Reis Moura, Maria Teresa Barros, Carlos José Rodrigues Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal 2010-12-01
Series:Revista de Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.oces.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0871-018X2010000200017