Establishment of in vitro fast-growing normal root culture of Vernonia amygdalina - A potent African medicinal plant

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 5952-5957

  Khalafalla, M M ^a   Daffalla, H M ^a   El Shemy, H A ^b   Abdellatef, E ^a  

^a National Center for Research Sudan   (Sudan)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Leaf explant; Medicinal plant; Nodal segment; Root culture; Suspension culture; Vernonia amygdalina

Indexed keywords

6 N BENZYLADENINE; ACETIC ACID; INDOLEACETIC ACID; INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID; NAPHTHYLACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; EXPLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MURASHIGE AND SKOOG MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT LENGTH; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 71649096744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.747     Document Type: Article

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