RAPD pattern of Costus speciosus Koen ex. Retz., an important medicinal plant from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Current Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 369-373

  Mandal, Asit B ^a   Thomas, Vincy Anu ^a   Elanchezhian, R ^a  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation strategies; Costus speciosus; Primers; RAPD PCR analysis

Indexed keywords

COSTUS; COSTUS SPECIOSUS;

EID: 34548320827     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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