Biosynthesis and accumulation of a medicinal compound, Picroside-I, in cultures of Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-117

  Sood, Hemant ^a   Chauhan, R S ^a  

^a JAYPEE UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Callus; Indirect organogenesis; Morphogenesis; Picroside; Regeneration; Shoots

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE CULTURE;

CALLUS; INDIRECT ORGANOGENESIS; MORPHOGENESIS; PICROSIDE; REGENERATION; SHOOTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

PICRORHIZA KURROOA;

EID: 72249098585     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-009-9618-7     Document Type: Article

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