Micropropagation and ecorestoration of Decalepis arayalpathra (Joseph & Chandra.) Venter - An endemic and endangered ethnomedicinal plant of Western Ghats

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 265-270

  Gangaprasad, A ^b   Decruse, S William ^a   Seeni, S ^a   Nair, G M ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Decalepis arayalpathra; Ecorestoration; Endemic; Micropropagation; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

6 N BENZYLADENINE; INDOLEACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DECALEPIS ARAYALPATHRA; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHNOBOTANY; FOREST; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROPROPAGATION; MICROSHOOT CUTTING; MURASHIGE AND SKOOG MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PLANT NODE; PLANT TISSUE CULTURE; ROOTING; SHOOT; SHOOT REGENERATION; SHOOT TIP CULTURE; SPECIES REINTRODUCTION; STEM CUTTING;

EID: 20344398484     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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