Plectranthus: A plant for the future?

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 947-959

  Rice, L J ^a   Brits, G J ^b   Potgieter, C J ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Brits Nursery   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; Flow cytometry; Flowering pot plants; Genetic resources; Plant Breeders' Rights; Plectranthus; Triploid breeding; Wildflowers

Indexed keywords

ETHNOBOTANY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLOWERING; FUTURE PROSPECT; GARDEN; HERB; HORTICULTURE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA;

LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PLECTRANTHUS;

EID: 81255127383     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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