In vitro micropropagation and cytomorphological evaluation of Centella asiatica (L.) urban (Mandukparni) from Himachal Pradesh, India - An endemic, endangered and threatened herb

Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 155-171

  Singh, Gurwinder ^a   Kaur, Bhawandeep ^a   Sharma, Navdeep ^b   Bano, Anisha ^b   Kumar, Sanjeev ^b   Dhaliwal, Harcharan S ^b   Sharma, Vivek ^b  

^a SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB WORLD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ETERNAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Centella asiatica; Cytomorphotypes; Indian pennywort; Memory enhancer

Indexed keywords

CENTELLA ASIATICA;

EID: 84930640517     PISSN: 18173721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/ptcb.v24i2.23550     Document Type: Article

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