Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) strategies for enhancing productivity

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 630-649

  Ahmad, Mushtaq ^a   Zaffar, Gul ^a   Mir, S D ^a   Razvi, S M ^a   Rather, M A ^a   Mir, M R ^a  

^a SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

Clonal selection; Crocus sativus l.; Genetic engineering; In vitro micropropagation; Mutation; Polypolidy; Production of pathogen free corms

Indexed keywords

CROCETIN; CROCIN; FUNGICIDE; GIBBERELLIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; PICROCROCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; SAFCHIA A; SAFFRON EXTRACT; SAFRANAL; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREEDING METHOD; CALLUS CULTURE; CLONAL SELECTION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COTYLEDON; CROCUS SATIVUS; CULTIVAR; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GERMPLASM; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; IN VITRO PROPAGATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PISTIL STIGMA; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PEST; PLANT REGENERATION; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT TISSUE CULTURE; POLYPLOIDY; PRODUCTIVITY; SAFFRON; SHOOT; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; SPICE;

CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS; IRIDACEAE; LILIALES; LILIOPSIDA;

EID: 79959757297     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.630.649     Document Type: Article

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