Enhanced in vitro production of colchicine in Gloriosa superba L. - An emerging industrial medicinal crop in South India

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 602-605

  Sivakumar, G ^a   Krishnamurthy, K V ^b   Hahn, E J ^a   Paek, K Y ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLORIOSA; GLORIOSA SUPERBA;

EID: 3242730555     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2004.11511813     Document Type: Article

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