Multiplication and germination of somatic embryos of American ginseng derived from suspension cultures and biochemical and molecular analyses of plantlets

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 329-338

  Punja, Z K ^a   Feeney, M ^a   Schluter, C ^a   Tautorus, T ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Phytogen Life Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Embryogenesis; Ginsenosides; Panax quinquefolius; RAPD banding patterns

Indexed keywords

PANAX; PANAX GINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS;

EID: 2942739231     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2004532     Document Type: Article

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