In vitro callus induction and plant regeneration from withania coagulans: A valuable medicinal plant

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 1415-1419

  Valizadeh, J ^a   Valizadeh, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Callus; Medicinal plant; Tissue culture; Withania coagulans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; REGENERATION; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; WITHANIA;

CULTURE MEDIA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REGENERATION; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; WITHANIA;

WITHANIA; WITHANIA COAGULANS;

EID: 72249113635     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.1415.1419     Document Type: Article

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