June 2013

CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), is a premier plant science research institute, involved in multidisciplinary R&D programmes of both basic and applied nature across scientific disciplines for economic, environmental and societal benefits for the people of India. CSIR-NBRI undertakes basic and applied research in strategically important areas of plant sciences.

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ABOUT AUTHORS:
¹*Anjali Choba, ²Shikha Attri
¹M.Pharma in pharmacology from shoolini university solan, himachal pradesh
²M.Pharm in pharmaceutical chemistry from lachoo memorial college of science and technology, jodhpur
*anji5057@yahoo.in

About Author:
Richa Shrivastava
National Institute Of Pharmaceutical Education And Research
Niper, Guwahati
richashrivastava18888@gmail.com

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