Development of a micropropagation protocol for St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.)

HortScience

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 978-980

  McCoy, Joe Ann ^a   Camper, N D ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicinal plant; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; HORMONES; MEDICINE; TISSUE CULTURE;

MICROPROPAGATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 0036775044     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.37.6.978     Document Type: Article

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