In vitro propagation of Hoya wightii ssp. palniensis K.T. Mathew, a highly vulnerable and endemic species of Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 620-627

  Revathi Lakshmi, S ^a   Franklin Benjamin, J H ^a   Senthil Kumar, T ^a   Murthy, G V S ^b   Rao, M V ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Asclepiadaceae; Ascorbic acid; Hoya wightii ssp. palniensis; In vitro propagation; Micropropagation; Plant growth regulators

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; AUXIN; KINETIN;

ARTICLE; ASCLEPIADACEAE; IN VITRO PROPAGATION; INDIA; MICROPROPAGATION; NONHUMAN; ROOTING; SHOOT GROWTH; SHOOT TIP CULTURE;

APOCYNACEAE;

EID: 76649126431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.846     Document Type: Article

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