In vitro micropropagation of three rare, endangered, and endemic rhododendron species of Northeast India

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 674-681

  Mao, A A ^a   Kaliamoorthy, Seventhilingam ^a   Ranyaphi, R A ^a   Das, Jayashankar ^a   Gupta, Sanjoy ^a   Athili, James ^a   Yumnam, J Y ^a   Chanu, L I ^a  

^a BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

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Indexed keywords

RHODODENDRON;

EID: 83855160930     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-011-9377-0     Document Type: Article

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