Shoot multiplication in Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. using thidiazuron

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-190

  Faisal, Mohd ^a   Ahmad, Naseem ^a   Anis, Mohammad ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Axillary shoot proliferation; Conservation; Endangered; Nodal segment; Plant regeneration

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; HORMONES; SOILS; TISSUE CULTURE;

MICROPROPAGATED PLANTLETS; NODAL EXPLANTS; SHOOT BUDS; SHOOT REGENERATION FREQUENCY; THIDIAZURON (TDZ);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BUDS; BUTYRIC ACID; HORMONES; PLANTS; SHOOTS; SOIL; TISSUE CULTURE;

RAUVOLFIA; RAUVOLFIA TETRAPHYLLA;

EID: 13244262851     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-004-0567-x     Document Type: Article

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