In vitro studies on delonix elata L. - An endangered medicinal plant

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 679-686

  El Moneim Hegazi, Ghada Abd ^a  

^a Desert Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidant properties; Callus; Delonix elata; In vitro germination; Phenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862211214     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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