African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Physiological responses by Billbergia zebrina (Bromeliaceae) when grown under controlled microenvironmental conditions

João Paulo Rodrigues Martins
  • João Paulo Rodrigues Martins
  • Tissue Culture Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture at Federal University of Lavras, 37200-000, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Veerle Verdoodt
  • Veerle Verdoodt
  • Division of Crops Biotechnics, Department of Biosystems, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, box 2427, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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Moacir Pasqual
  • Moacir Pasqual
  • Tissue Culture Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture at Federal University of Lavras, 37200-000, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Maurice De Proft
  • Maurice De Proft
  • Division of Crops Biotechnics, Department of Biosystems, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, box 2427, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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  •  Received: 24 July 2016
  •  Accepted: 26 August 2016
  •  Published: 07 September 2016

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