Modification of light quality improves the growth and medicinal quality of clonal plantlets derived from the herbal plant Gentiana

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 315-318

  Takahashi, Hideyuki ^a   Yamada, Hidetoshi ^a   Yoshida, Chiharu ^a   Imamura, Tomohiro ^a  

^a IWATE BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clonal culture; Gentian; Light emitting diode; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864837155     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.12.0302a     Document Type: Note

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