Somatic embryogenesis from callus cultures of Terminalia chebula Retz.: An important medicinal tree

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 547-552

  Anjaneyulu, C ^a   Shyamkumar, B ^a   Giri, C C ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cotyledon; Embryogenic callus; Mature zygotic embryo; Sucrose; Terminalia chebula

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODIVERSITY; HISTOLOGY; NUTRITION; PLANT CELL CULTURE; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

COTYLEDONS; EMBRYO; PROLIFERATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODIVERSITY; CALLUS; HISTOLOGY; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; SUCROSE;

TERMINALIA CHEBULA;

EID: 4644303765     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-004-0344-9     Document Type: Article

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