Clonal propagation of Camptotheca acuminata, through shoot bud culture

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-233

  Jain, Ashok K ^a   Nessler, Craig L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Camptotheca acuminata; Camptothecin; Medicinal plant; Micropropagation; Shoot proliferation

Indexed keywords

CAMPTOTHECA ACUMINATA;

EID: 0029844878     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00048528     Document Type: Article

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