Histochemical localization of citral accumulating cite in lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus Ness Ex. Steud) wats cultivar OD-19

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 419-422

  Luthra, Rajesh ^a   Srivastava, Ashok K ^b   Ganjewala, Deepak ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^c VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Citral; Cymbopogon; Geraniol; Geraniol rich lemongrass (GRL 1); Oil cells; Schiff's reagent

Indexed keywords

CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; CYMBOPOGON FLEXUOSUS;

EID: 33947136340     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.419.422     Document Type: Article

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