Gene expression analysis of the withanolide biosynthetic pathway in hairy root cultures of Withania somnifera elicited with methyl jasmonate and the fungus Piriformospora indica

Symbiosis

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 143-154

  Saxena, Parul ^a   Ahlawat, Seema ^a   Ali, Athar ^a   Khan, Shazia ^a   Abdin, Malik Zainul ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hairy root culture; Methyl jasmonate; Piriformospora indica; Withania somnifera; Withanolides

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; ROOT SYSTEM; SHRUB; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS; FUNGI; PANAX GINSENG; PIRIFORMOSPORA INDICA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 84968542478     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: 18787665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13199-016-0416-9     Document Type: Article

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