Micropropagation of mature Terminalia catappa (Indian Almond), a medicinally important forest tree

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 202-207

  Phulwaria, Mahendra ^a   Ram, Kheta ^a   Harish, ^a   Gupta, Amit K ^a   Shekhawat, N S ^a  

^a JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ex vitro rooting; Micropropagation; Nodal segment; Repeated transfer; Terminalia catappa

Indexed keywords

EX VITRO ROOTING; MICROPROPAGATION; NODAL SEGMENT; REPEATED TRANSFER; TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FORESTRY;

BIOASSAY; DRUG; MEDICINAL PLANT; PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE); ROOTING; SHOOT;

MEDICINE; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ROOTING; SHOOTS; TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

EID: 84857922915     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-011-0295-0     Document Type: Article

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