Propagation of elite Cannabis sativa L. for the production of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) using biotechnological tools

Medicinal Plant Biotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 98-114

  Chandra, Suman ^a   Lata, Hemant ^a   Khan, Ikhlas A ^a,b   ElSohly, Mahmoud A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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