Sem and elemental studies of Swertia chirayita: A critically endangered medicinal herb of temperate himalayas

Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 381-388

  Chandra, Sheela ^a   Kumar, Vijay ^a   Bandopadhyay, Rajib ^a   Sharma, Madan Mohan ^b  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Elemental analysis; Gentianaceae; Palynology; Scanning electron microscopy; Swertia chirayita

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; POLLEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEED HUSK; SEED MORPHOLOGY; SEED SIZE; SWERTIA; SWERTIA CHIRAYITA;

GENTIANACEAE; SWERTIA;

EID: 84864765742     PISSN: 09738916     EISSN: 22307303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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