Effective use of encapsulation-dehydration technique in cryopreserving somatic embryos of butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea L.)

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 83-95

  Nair, Deepa S ^a   Reghunath, B R ^a  

^a Kerala Agricultural University   (India)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Desiccation tolerance; In vitro conservation; Leaf explant; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ANTIDOTE; AYURVEDIC DRUG; GIBBERELLIC ACID; SNAKE VENOM;

CRYOPRESERVATION; DESICCATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GERMPLASM; HORMONE; MEDICINAL PLANT; REGENERATION;

ARTICLE; CALLUS; CLITORIA; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEHYDRATION; DESICCATION; ENCAPSULATION; GERMINATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS;

CENTROSEMA; CLITORIA TERNATEA;

EID: 39749113300     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v13n03_07     Document Type: Article

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