Large scale in vitro propagation of Stevia rebaudiana (bert) for commercial application: Pharmaceutically important and antidiabetic medicinal herb

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-117

  Thiyagarajan, M ^a   Venkatachalam, P ^a  

^a PERIYAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

In vitro propagation; Large scale production; MS medium; Nodal explant; Plant growth regulators; Stevia rebaudiana

Indexed keywords

IN-VITRO; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; MS MEDIUM; NODAL EXPLANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; STEVIA REBAUDIANA;

PLASTIC CONTAINERS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BUD; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIABETES; DISEASE TREATMENT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH REGULATOR; HERB; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLASTIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGROWTH; ROOTING; SHOOT; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

STEVIA REBAUDIANA;

EID: 84857125814     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.10.037     Document Type: Article

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