Effects of explant types and different concentrations of sucrose and phytoharmones on plant regeneration and hypericin content in Hypericum perforatum L

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-204

  Ayan, Ali Kemal ^a   Çirak, Cüneyt ^b   Kevseroǧlu, Kudret ^b   Sökmen, Atalay ^c  

^a The Vocational High School of Bafra   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hypericin; Hypericum perforatum L.; Micropropagation

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PIGMENTS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

CALLUS INITIATION; GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS; HYPERICIN CONTENTS; MICROPROPAGATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE);

INDOLEACETIC ACID; PIGMENT; PLANTS; SUCROSE;

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 18944380406     PISSN: 1300011X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/tar-0403-9     Document Type: Article

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