Micropropagation of Ocimum kilimandscharicum guerke (Labiatae)

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 50-58

  Saha, Soumen ^a   Dey, Tulsi ^a   Ghosh, Parthadeb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

Genetic fidelity; In vitro propagation; Nodal segments; Ocimum kilimandscharicum

Indexed keywords

LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM KILIMANDSCHARICUM;

EID: 79952654598     PISSN: 00015296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10182-010-0023-7     Document Type: Article

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