Mass propagation and conservation of Podophyllum emodi Wall, an endangered medicinal plant of the Himalaya

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-57

  Kharkwal, Amit Chandra ^a   Prakash, Om ^a   Bhattacharya, Amita ^a   Ahuja, Paramvir Singh ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Excised embryo culture; Mass propagation; Podophyllum emodi

Indexed keywords

PODOPHYLLUM; PODOPHYLLUM EMODII; SINOPODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM;

EID: 3943106209     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PGR200434     Document Type: Article

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