In vitro micropropagation of sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua L.)

Phytomorphology: An International Journal of Plant Morphology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-154

  Usha, R ^a   Swamy, P M ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Artemisia annua; In vitro; Micropropagation; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000118849     PISSN: 00319449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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