Production of the antimalarial, artemisinin, by transformed roots of Artemisia annua

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 426, Issue , 1996, Pages 157-163

  Weathers, Pamela ^a   Smith, Tara ^a   Hemmavanh, Don ^a   Follansbee, Elaine ^a   Ryan, John ^a   Cheetham, Ronald ^a  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA ANNUA;

EID: 0001350391     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1996.426.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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