Micropropagation of red ginger (zingiber montanum koenig), a medicinal plant

Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-128

  Hamirah, M N ^a   Sani, H B ^a   Boyce, P C ^b   Sim, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^b Malesian Tropicals   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Culture phase; In vitro regeneration; Sectioned buds; Whole buds

Indexed keywords

ALPINIA PURPURATA; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 77957667571     PISSN: 01287451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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