The Engineering of Medicinal Plants: Prospects and Limitations of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology

Medicinal Plant Biotechnology: From Basic Research to Industrial Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-8

  Julsing, Matthys K ^a   Quax, Wim J ^a   Kayser, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Echinacea purpurea; Engineering; Herbal medicines; Plants; Products

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889432365     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527619771.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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