A biotechnological perspective towards improvement of annatto color production for value addition - the influence of biotic elicitors

Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-77

  Giridhar, P ^a   Parimalan, R ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Apocarotenoid; Biotic elicitors; Colour content

Indexed keywords

BIXA ORELLANA; BIXACEAE; OLIGOSPORUS;

EID: 77957670852     PISSN: 01287451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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