Triethylene glycol-like effects of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal) root extract devoid of withanolides in stressed mice
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Induction and identification of autotetraploidy in ashwagandha (Withania somnifera Dunal.)
Seed treatment with aqueous colchicine solution was carried out for induction of autotetraploidy in ashwagandha in four accessions (Shilpa, Acc. 17, Bydyanath and MWS-327). Increased stomatal size and decrease in stomata density aided in detection of autotetraploids. Among four ashwagandha accessions tried, Acc. 17 was more responsive for the induction of autotetraploids. Colchicine at 0.5 per ...
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عنوان ژورنال: AYU (An international quarterly journal of research in Ayurveda)
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0974-8520
DOI: 10.4103/ayu.ayu_219_16