Effects of homeopathic arsenic on tobacco plant resistance to tobacco mosaic virus. Theoretical suggestions about system variability, based on a large experimental data set

Homeopathy

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 195-202

  Betti, L ^a   Lazzarato, L ^a   Trebbi, G ^a   Brizzi, M ^a   Calzoni, G L ^a   Borghini, F ^b   Nani, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Assoc Med Appl Ital Res Water   (Italy)

^c Italian Society of Anthroposophical Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Homeopathy; Resistance; System variability; Tobacco plants; Virus infection

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; PLACEBO; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECTIVE VIRUS; DRUG EFFICACY; HOMEOPATHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT VIRUS; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; TOBACCO; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

EID: 0037933543     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2003.08.014     Document Type: Article

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