Guar gum and isubgol as cost-effective alternative gelling agents for in vitro multiplication of an orchid, Dendrobium chrysotoxum

Current Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 292-295

  Jain, Ruchi ^a   Babbar, Shashi B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

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Indexed keywords

CHRYSOTOXUM; CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; DENDROBIUM; DENDROBIUM CHRYSOTOXUM; MITRA; ORCHIDACEAE; PLANTAGO OVATA; TRIXIS;

EID: 20444385154     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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