Leaf explant response in in vitro culture of St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.)

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-156

  Wójcik, Anna ^a,b   Podstolski, Andrzej ^b  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Callus formation; Growth regulators; Medicinal plants; Plant regeneration

Indexed keywords

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 34250681345     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-006-0019-9     Document Type: Article

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