Cannabis sativa: The plant of the thousand and one molecules

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue FEB2016, 2016, Pages

  Andre, Christelle M ^a   Hausman, Jean Francois ^a   Guerriero, Gea ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids; Cannabis; Cellulose; Fibers; Hemp; Lignans; Lignin; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958553562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00019     Document Type: Article

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