Clonal propagation of an important medicinal tree Crataeva nurvala through enhanced axillary branching

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 165-174

  Shirin, Fatima ^a   Maravi, Sushma ^a  

^a TROPICAL FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Axillary shoot proliferation; Clonal propagation; Crataeva nurvala; Holy Garter Pear; In vitro; Medicinal tree

Indexed keywords

6 N BENZYLADENINE; CYTOKININ; KINETIN; SILVER NITRATE;

CLONAL GROWTH; CLONAL ORGANISM; MEDICINAL PLANT;

ARTICLE; CLONING; CRATAEVA NURVALA; EXPLANT; MANURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; SAND; SOIL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREE;

CRATAEVA NURVALA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 33845923660     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v12n01_15     Document Type: Article

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