Development of tissue culture methods for the rescue and propagation of endangered Moringa spp. germplasm

Economic Botany

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Stephenson, Katherine K ^a   Fahey, Jed W ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Drumstick tree; Horseradish tree; Moringa; Nutrition; Plant tissue culture

Indexed keywords

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 14244266649     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2004)58[s116:dotcmf]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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