Effects of cryopreservation on seed germination of selected rare medicinal plants of India

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 501-505

  Decruse, S W ^a   Seeni, S ^a   Pushpangadan, P ^a  

^a Trop Botanic Gdn and Res Inst   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPRESERVATION; DESICCATION; GERMINATION; INDIA; LIQUID NITROGEN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOISTURE; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL;

ABRUS PRECATORIUS; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; COLEUS FORSKOHLII; DIPTERACANTHUS PATULUS; EMBELIA RIBES; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; RAUWOLFIA MICRANTHA; TYLOPHORA INDICA;

EID: 0033427848     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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