Conservation of Swertia chirata through direct shoot multiplication from leaf explants

Plant Biotechnology Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-218

  Chaudhuri, Rituparna Kundu ^a   Pal, Amita ^b   Jha, Timir Baran ^a  

^a PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosome; DNA fingerprinting; Genetic stability; Mass propagation; Shoot organogenesis; Swertia chirata

Indexed keywords

GENTIANA; SWERTIA; SWERTIA CHIRAYTA;

EID: 49149092958     PISSN: 18635466     EISSN: 18635474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11816-008-0064-5     Document Type: Article

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