In vitro flowering of Withania somnifera Dunal.-An important antitumor medicinal plant

Plant Science

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 847-851

  Saritha, K V ^a   Naidu, C V ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

In vitro flowering; In vitro fruiting; Seed set; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; FRUITS; GROWTH KINETICS; ONCOLOGY; SEED;

IN VITRO FLOWERING; IN VITRO FRUITING; SEED SET; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACETIC ACID; FRUITS; GROWTH; HERBS; SEEDS; TUMORS;

WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 33847257407     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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