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Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash (Vetiver Grass): In Vitro Culture, Regeneration, and the Production of Essential Oils

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Vetiveria Lem. Lisank is an important aromatic plant, belonging to the family Poaceae. Bor (1960) recognized two species in the genus Vetiveria, i.e., V. zizanioides and V. lawsonii from the Indian subcontinent. Another species, V. nitritana, is reported from Africa. V. zizanioides, commonly known as vetiver grass or Khus grass, is distributed in India, Burma, Ceylon, and from Southeast Asia to tropical Africa (Bor 1960).

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  • Somatic Embryo
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  • Callus Induction
  • Embryogenic Callus
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  1. H. L. Sreenath

    Present address: Tissue Culture Division, Coffee Board, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006, India

  2. Y. P. S. Bajaj

    Present address: , A-137 New Friends Colony, 110065, New Delhi, India

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006, India

    H. L. Sreenath & K. S. Jagadishchandra

  2. Tissue Culture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

    Y. P. S. Bajaj

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Sreenath, H.L., Jagadishchandra, K.S., Bajaj, Y.P.S. (1994). Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash (Vetiver Grass): In Vitro Culture, Regeneration, and the Production of Essential Oils. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VI. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 26. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57970-7_27

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