Micropropagation of mature Pongamia pinnata Pierre

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 608-613

  Sujatha, K ^a   Hazra, Sulekha ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Pongam; Pongamia; Shoot differentiation; Thidiazuron

Indexed keywords

PONGAMIA; PONGAMIA PINNATA;

EID: 37249073892     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-007-9049-2     Document Type: Article

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