Withanolide synthesis in cultures of Withania somnifera transformed with Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Plant Science

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-7

  Ray, Swagata ^a   Jha, Sumita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Shooty teratoma; Transformation; Withania somnifera; Withanolides

Indexed keywords

WITHANOLIDE;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARTICLE; BOTANY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PLANT ROOT; VIRULENCE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 0033551673     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00077-1     Document Type: Article

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