In vitro zygotic embryo germination and propagation of an endangered Boswellia serrata Roxb., a source of boswellic acid

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Ghorpade, Ravi P ^a,b   Chopra, Arvind ^b   Nikam, Tukaram D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b Center for Rheumatic Diseases   (India)

Author keywords

Endangered; frankincense; green mature embryo; mass plantation; seed viability

Indexed keywords

BOSWELLIA; BOSWELLIA SACRA; BOSWELLIA SERRATA;

EID: 77956414756     PISSN: 09715894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12298-010-0017-7     Document Type: Article

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