Regeneration of an anticarcinogenic herb, Curculigo orchioides (Gaertn.)

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-113

  Augustine, Alice Clara ^a   D'Souza, L ^a  

^a ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antineoplastic; Curculigo orchioides; Endangered species; Micropropagation; Regeneration; Shoot morphogenesis

Indexed keywords

CURCULIGO ORCHIOIDES;

EID: 0031433117     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-997-0006-x     Document Type: Article

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