Assessment of intra-specific variability at morphological, molecular and biochemical level of Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh)

Current Science

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 402-408

  Sharma, Shiv Narayan ^a,d   Sinha, Rakesh Kumar ^b,c,d   Sharma, D K ^d   Jha, Zenu ^d  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d INDIRA GANDHI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Andrographis paniculata; Andrographolide content; Genetic diversity; Germplasm; RAPD

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA;

EID: 60649107321     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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