Improvement of growth and root specific flavour compound 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy benzaldehyde of micropropagated plants of Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn., under triacontanol treatment

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 228-236

  Giridhar, P ^a   Rajasekaran, T ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Decalepis; Growth; Shoot length; Triacontanol; Tubers

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE); TUBER;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

APOCYNACEAE; DECALEPIS HAMILTONII;

EID: 22144447123     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2005.02.024     Document Type: Article

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