Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) tissue culture ESTs: identifying genes associated with callogenesis and embryogenesis
Background: Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of the most important oil bearing crops in the world. However, genetic improvement of oil palm through conventional breeding is extremely slow and costly, as the breeding cycle can take up to 10 years. This has brought about interest in vegetativ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2008
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15888/1/15888.pdf |