Rapid in vitro micropropagation of Alpinia officinarum Hance, an important medicinal plant, through rhizome bud explants

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1251-1255

  Selvakkumar, Chinnasamy ^a   Balakrishnan, Arun ^b   Lakshmi, Baddireddi Subhadra ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Piramal Enterprises Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Alpinia officinarum; Rhizome bud; Shoot multiplication

Indexed keywords

ALPINIA; ALPINIA OFFICINARUM; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 36849017604     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.1251.1255     Document Type: Article

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