Piriformospora indica Varma and Franken mediated enhancement of biomass and diosgenin production in Trigonella foenum-graecum

Medicinal Plants

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 217-226

  Sharma, Manisha ^a   Chauhan, Geetanjali ^a   Chandra, Anil ^a   Pushpangadan, Palpu ^a   Varma, Ajit ^a   Kharkwal, Harsha ^a  

^a AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass enhancement; HPTLC analysis; Piriformospora indica; Root colonization; Secondary metabolites; Transplant shock; Trigonella foenum graecum

Indexed keywords

DIOSGENIN; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FENUGREEK; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PIRIFORMOSPORA; PIRIFORMOSPORA INDICA; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84877834642     PISSN: 09754261     EISSN: 09756892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5958/j.0975-4261.3.3.035     Document Type: Article

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