Oxytocin influences the production of glycyrrhizin from cell cultures of Abrus precatorius Linn

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 401-405

  Karwasara, Vijai Singh ^a   Tomar, Priti ^a   Dixit, Vinod K ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Abrus precatorius; Biomass; Glycyrrhizin; Growth regulator; Hormone; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

ABRUS; ABRUS PRECATORIUS; ANIMALIA; GLYCYRRHIZA;

EID: 80255137102     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-011-9593-y     Document Type: Article

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