A genetically stable rooting protocol for propagating a threatened medicinal plant--Celastrus paniculatus
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A genetically stable rooting protocol for propagating a threatened medicinal plant—Celastrus paniculatus
Celastrus paniculatus, belonging to the family Celastraceae, is an important medicinal plant of India. Owing to the ever-increasing demand from the pharmaceutical industry, the species is being overexploited, thereby threatening its stock in the wild. Poor seed viability coupled with low germination restricts its propagation through sexual means. Thus, alternative approaches such as in vitro te...
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عنوان ژورنال: AoB Plants
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2041-2851
DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/pls054