Propagation of Ornamental Plants Vol. 8, № 1, 2008: 47-49
IN VITRO REGENERATION OF PASSIFLORA SPECIES WITH ORNAMENTAL VALUE Luca Pipino¹, Luca Braglia¹, Annalisa Giovannini¹*, Giancarlo Fascella² and Antonio Mercuri¹ 1 CRA-Research Unit for Floriculture and Ornamental Species, Corso Inglesi 508, I-18038, Sanremo (Imperia), Italy, *Fax: + 39 0184 694856, E-mail:
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