The endophytic fungal complex of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

Current Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 228-233

  Kharwar, Ravindra N ^a,b   Verma, Vijay C ^a   Strobel, Gary ^b   Ezra, David ^c  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anticancerous vinca alkaloids; Ecosystems; Endophytic fungus; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS; BIPOLARIS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CHAETOMIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; CURVULARIA; DRECHSLERA; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; VINCA;

EID: 47949097522     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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