Neelam Verma, Ashwani Kumar, Vipin Kumar*, and M I S Saggoo**
Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University, Patiala – 147 002, Punjab, India;
Author for correspondence (E-mail: vipinch1@yahoo.co.in)
*Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agr. & Tech., Meerut, – 250110 (UP), India
**Department of Botany, Punjabi University, Patiala – 147 002, Punjab, India.
Key words: Tribulus terrestris, Medicinal herb, Cytogenetics, Tissue culture, Pharmacology
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