Rapid in vitro propagation of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) through axillary bud multiplication and indirect organogenesis

Phytomorphology: An International Journal of Plant Morphology

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 59-64

  Vadawale, Ashutosh V ^a   Mehta Bhatt, P ^a   Dave, A M ^a  

^a GSFC Science Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Medicinal plant; Tissue culture; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HORMONES; SOILS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TISSUE CULTURE;

MEDICINAL PLANTS; ORGANOGENESIS; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ASHWAGANDHA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 14644388882     PISSN: 00319449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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