In vitro propagation of the Egyptian medicinal plant, Echinops spinosissimus Turra

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-86

  Murch, S J ^a   Wierenga, E J ^a   El Demerdash, M A ^b   Saxena, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Echinops spinosissimus; Egypt; In vitro propagation; Medicinal plant; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

HORMONES; MEDICINE; PLANT CELL CULTURE; QUALITY CONTROL;

OVERHARVESTING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ECHINOPS SPINOSISSIMUS;

EID: 0037882242     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023398606293     Document Type: Article

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