In vitro regeneration of plantlets from internodal callus culture of Vitex leucoxylon l. - A rare medicinal plant

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 2399-2403

  Chordia, M Amarchand ^a   Kumari, R Sangeetha ^a   Kannan, R Ramesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b Sri Kaliswari College (Autonomous)   (India)

Author keywords

Internodal culture; Organogenesis; Rooting; Vitex leucoxylon

Indexed keywords

6 N BENZYLADENINE; ACETIC ACID; INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID; NAPHTHALENE;

ARTICLE; CALLUS (PLANT); CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROPROPAGATION; MURASHIGE AND SKOOG MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT REGENERATION; PLANT ROOT; PLANT TISSUE CULTURE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; ROOTING; VITEX; VITEX LEUCOXYLON;

VITEX;

EID: 78650987238     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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