In vitro culture of Drynaria fortunei, a fern species source of Chinese medicine "Gu-Sui-Bu"

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-139

  Chang, H C ^a   Agrawal, D C ^b   Kuo, C L ^a   Wen, J L ^a   Chen, C C ^a   Tsay, H S ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gametophyte; Medicinal fern; Micropropagation; Spore germination; Sporophyte

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DRYNARIA FORTUNEI; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 34249087764     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-007-9037-6     Document Type: Article

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