Micropropagation of an elite medicinal plant: Stevia rebaudiana bert

International Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-48

  Das, Arpita ^a   Gantait, Saikat ^a   Mandal, Nirmal ^a  

^a BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

Direct organogenesis; Genetic clonality; In vitro; Peroxidase; Shoot tip

Indexed keywords

STEVIA REBAUDIANA;

EID: 77956938887     PISSN: 18164897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijar.2011.40.48     Document Type: Article

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