Adventitious shoot regeneration from leaf explants of the valuable medicinal herb Plectranthus barbatus Andrews

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 43, 2011, Pages 8562-8569

  Thangavel, P ^a   John Britto, S ^a   Senthilkumar, S R ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Direct organogenesis; In vitro; Lamiaceae; Leaf explants; Medicinal plant; Plant growth regulators; Plectranthus barbatus

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYLACETIC ACID; 6 N BENZYLADENINE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; GIBBERELLIC ACID; INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID; KINETIN; THIDIAZURON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXPLANT; IN VITRO PROPAGATION; MURASHIGE AND SKOOG MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANTLET; PLECTRANTHUS; PLECTRANTHUS BARBATUS; SHOOT REGENERATION;

LAMIACEAE; PLECTRANTHUS BARBATUS;

EID: 80051728669     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.1262     Document Type: Article

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