Rapid in vitro propagation of Saussurea lappa, an endangered medicinal plant, through multiple shoot cultures

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 128-130

  Sudhakar Johnson, T ^a   Badari Narayan, S ^a   Narayana, D B A ^a  

^a DABUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Endangered medicinal plant; Ex situ conservation; Micropropagation; Multiple shoots; Saussurea lappa; Thidiazuron

Indexed keywords

SAUSSUREA; SAUSSUREA LAPPA;

EID: 2642664514     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-997-0010-1     Document Type: Article

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