Direct Rhizogenesis from in vitro Leaves of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 47-54

  Rani, Gita ^a   Arora, Saroj ^a   Nagpal, Avinash ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ashwagandha; Plant tissue culture; Rhizogenesis; Solonaceae

Indexed keywords

RHIZOSPHERE;

ARTICLE; GROWTH REGULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; RHIZOME; ROOTING; TECHNIQUE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

WITHANIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 0142188671     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v10n03_05     Document Type: Article

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