In vitro germplasm conservation of high Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol yielding elite clones of Cannabis sativa L. under slow growth conditions

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 743-750

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids; GC FID; Germplasm conservation; Osmotic agents; Synthetic seed

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 84857359513     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-011-0874-x     Document Type: Article

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