Axillary multiplication of Swertia chirayita (Roxb. Ex Fleming) H. Karst., a critically endangered medicinal herb of temperate Himalayas

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 631-638

  Joshi, Pooja ^a   Dhawan, Vibha ^a  

^a TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Gentianaceae; Micropropagation

Indexed keywords

GENTIANACEAE; SWERTIA;

EID: 37249077488     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-007-9065-2     Document Type: Article

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