Conservation of medicinal plants of Western Ghats, India and its sustainable utilization through in vitro technology

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 110-122

  Krishnan, Peringattulli Narayanan ^a   Decruse, S W ^a   Radha, R K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cryopreservation; In vitro conservation; Medicinal plants; Micropropagation; Western ghats

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 79952071586     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-011-9344-9     Document Type: Review

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