Plant regeneration through somatic embryogenesis in medicinally important Centella asiatica L.

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 586-591

  Martin, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Plant growth regulators; Somatic embryos; Suspension culture

Indexed keywords

CENTELLA; CENTELLA ASIATICA;

EID: 12544257152     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2004573     Document Type: Article

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