Necessity and production of medicinal plants under controlled environments

Environmental Control in Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 243-252

  Zobayed, Sayed M A ^a   Afreen, Fawzia ^a   Kozai, Toyoki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Controlled environment; Echinacea; Phytopharmaceutical; Plant based medicines; Variability in medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049203064     PISSN: 1880554X     EISSN: 18830986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2525/ecb.43.243     Document Type: Article

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