Rauwolfia serpentina: Protocol optimization for in vitro propagation

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 4265-4268

  Bhatt, Richa ^a   Arif, Mohd ^b   Gaur, A K ^a   Rao, P B ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Medicinal plant; Micro propagation; Phytohormone; Rauwolfia serpentina; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

2 BENZYL AMINO PURINE; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID; PHYTOHORMONE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; RESERPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RAUWOLFIA;

APOCYNACEAE; RAUVOLFIA; RAUVOLFIA SERPENTINA;

EID: 57649239130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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