Somatic embryogenesis in Hypoxis hemerocallidea: An important African medicinal plant
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Ultrastructure and elemental analysis of Hypoxis hemerocallidea: a multipurpose medicinal plant.
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Journal of Botany
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0254-6299
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.08.012