In vitro regeneration of Echinacea purpurea L.: Enhancement of somatic embryogenesis by indolebutyric acid and dark pre-incubation

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 605-612

  Zobayed, S M A ^a   Saxena, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Echinacea purpurea; Medicinal plant; Micropropagation; Regeneration; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA PURPUREA;

EID: 0345802646     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2003434     Document Type: Article

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