Role of growth regulators on in vitro regeneration and histological analysis in Indian ginseng (Withania somnifera L.) Dunal

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-67

  Fatima, Nigar ^a   Anis, Mohammad ^a,b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Histology; Multiple shoots; Nodal explants; Plant growth regulators; Shoot tips; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

PANAX GINSENG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 84856374183     PISSN: 09715894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12298-011-0099-x     Document Type: Article

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