Seed sterility in rauvolfia serpentina: An endangered medicinal plant

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 248-252

  Sahai, Kanak ^a   Rawat, Krishna Kumar ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Healthy sound seed; Inbreeding; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; CULTIVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GROWTH RATE; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MEDICINAL PLANT; SEED; SHRUB; STERILITY; TAXONOMY; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INBREEDING; INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT REPRODUCTION; PLANT SEED; RAUWOLFIA; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

RAUVOLFIA SERPENTINA;

EID: 77951435258     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496470903378870     Document Type: Article

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