In vitro propagation of R. maddeni Hook. F. an endangered rhododendron Species of Sikkim Himalaya

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-83

  Singh, Kaushal Kumar ^a   Gurung, Bhusan ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Anderson medium; In vitro propagation; Indole 3 acetic acid; Indole 3 butyric acid; Isopentenyladenine; Multiple shoot; Naphthalene acetic acid; Rhododendron maddeni

Indexed keywords

RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON MADDENII;

EID: 67649279831     PISSN: 0255965X     EISSN: 18424309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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