In vitro micropropagation of Bambusa balcooa Roxb. Through nodal explants from field-grown culms and scope for upscaling

Current Science

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 962-966

  Mudoi, Kalpataru Dutta ^a   Borthakur, Mina ^a  

^a Northeast Institute of Science and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Bambusa balcooa; Culms; Micropropagation; Nodal explants

Indexed keywords

BAMBUSA; BAMBUSA BALCOOA;

EID: 70349092582     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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