In vitro plant regeneration and production of saponins of Bacopa monnieri

National Academy Science Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 77-82

  Singh, Santosh Kumar ^a   Rathod, Zankhana ^a   Saxena, O P ^a  

^a University School of Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Bacopa monnieri; Plant regeneration; Saponins

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649646605     PISSN: 0250541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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