Peruvian Maca (Lepidium peruvianum): (I) phytochemical and genetic differences in three Maca phenotypes

International Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 131-145

  Meissner, Henry O ^a   Mscisz, Alina ^b   Mrozikiewicz, Mieczyslaw ^b   Baraniak, Marek ^b   Mielcarek, Sebastian ^b   Kedzia, Bogdan ^b   Piatkowska, Ewa ^c   J�lkowska, Justyna ^b   Pisulewski, Pawel ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Research Institute of Medicinal Plants   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

DNA profiles; Glucosinolates; HPLC profiles; Hypocotyl colours; Peruvian Maca; Phenotypes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSINOLATE; GLUCOTROPAEOLIN; M METHOXY GLUCOTROPAEOLIN; PLANT DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COLOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENOTYPE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTER SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM PERUVIANUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84945274491     PISSN: 15509702     EISSN: 15552810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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