High frequency somatic embryogenesis and synthetic seed production of the endangered species Swertia chirayita

Biologia (Poland)

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 186-192

  Kumar, Vijay ^a   Chandra, Sheela ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4 D); leaf explants; MS medium; somatic embryos

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890862711     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-013-0305-0     Document Type: Article

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