Cost-effective approaches for in vitro mass propagation of Rauwolfia serpentina Benth. Ex Kurz

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 957-961

  Goel, Manoj Kumar ^a   Kukreja, Arun Kumar ^a   Khanuja, Suman Preet Singh ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Glass beads; Liquid medium; Mass propagation; Rauwolfia serpentina; Support matrix; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

RAUVOLFIA; RAUVOLFIA SERPENTINA;

EID: 36349031806     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.957.961     Document Type: Article

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