Somatic embryogenesis in Hypoxis hemerocallidea: An important African medicinal plant

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 108, Issue , 2017, Pages 331-336

  Kumar, Vijay ^a   Moyo, Mack ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

2,4 D; Hypoxis hemerocallidea; Medicinal plant; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GERMINATION; GERMPLASM; HORMONE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONOCOTYLEDON; REGENERATION; SURVIVAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA;

EID: 84995538901     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.08.012     Document Type: Article

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