In vitro propagation of Abrus precatorius L. - A rare medicinal plant of Chittagong hill tracts

Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-64

  Biswas, Animesh ^a   Roy, Mohashweta ^a   Miah, M A Bari ^a   Bhadra, S K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Abrus precatorius; Callus culture; Medicinal plant; Propagation

Indexed keywords

ABRUS; ABRUS PRECATORIUS;

EID: 34447566968     PISSN: 18173721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/ptcb.v17i1.1121     Document Type: Article

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