Plant regeneration from stem nodal segments of Orthosiphon stamineus benth., a medicinal plant with diuretic activity

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-118

  Leng, Lee Wai ^a   Lai Keng, Chan ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; in vitro plantlets; Medicinal plant; Multiple shoots; Orthosiphon stamineus; Stem explants

Indexed keywords

ORTHOSIPHON; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS;

EID: 1542381293     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2003500     Document Type: Article

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