Allelopathic activity of micropropagated Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum and its effect on mitotic activity

Allelopathy Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-142

  Dragoeva, A P ^a   Nanova, Zh D ^a   Kalcheva, V K ^a  

^a SHUMEN UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Allelopathic activity; Chromosome aberrations; Essential oils; Micropropagation; Mitotic activity; Origanum vulgare L. ssp. hirtum (Link); Root elongation

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 49149086422     PISSN: 09714693     EISSN: 09741240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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