American ginseng: Research developments, opportunities, and challenges

Journal of Ginseng Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 368-374

  Punja, Zamir K ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disease; Genetic variation; Panax quinquefolius; Transgenic research

Indexed keywords

PANAX; PANAX GINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS;

EID: 80053353967     PISSN: 12268453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5142/jgr.2011.35.3.368     Document Type: Review

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