Duckweed (Lemna spp) biotechnology for commercial exploitation

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Chhabra, Gulshan ^a   Singh, Rana P ^b   Jaiwal, Pawan K ^a  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACEAE; ELODEA; LEMNA;

EID: 34250903052     PISSN: 09715894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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