Somatic embryogenesis in clonal neem, Azadirachta indica A. Juss. and analysis for in vitro azadirachtin production

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 304-310

  Akula, Chakradhar ^a   Akula, Anisha ^b   Drew, Rod ^c  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biopesticide; Propagation; Regeneration; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 0038208202     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2003415     Document Type: Article

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