Somatic embryogenesis in Centella asiatica L. an important medicinal and neutraceutical plant of India

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-24

  Paramageetham, Ch ^a   Prasad Babu, G ^a   Rao, J V S ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apiaceae; asiaticosides; bipolar and unipolar embryos; leaf explants

Indexed keywords

COTYLEDONARY STAGE EMBRYOS; LEAF SEGMENTS; PLANTLETS;

SOILS;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

FOLIAR ANALYSIS; SOIL; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; VERMICULITE;

APIACEAE; APIALES; CENTELLA; CENTELLA ASIATICA;

EID: 9644303137     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TICU.0000049427.27937.d2     Document Type: Article

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