Propagation and conservation of Podophyllum hexandrum Royle: An important medicinal herb

Biological Conservation

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 121-129

  Nadeem, M ^a   Palni, L M S ^a   Purohit, A N ^a   Pandey, H ^a   Nandi, S K ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Clonal propagation; Medicinal herb; Podophyllotoxin; Podophyllum hexandrum; Seed germination; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

PODOPHYLLUM; SINOPODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM;

EID: 0033990519     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00059-2     Document Type: Article

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