Polyploidization for the genetic improvement of cannabis sativa

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 10, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Parsons, Jessica L ^a,b   Martin, Sara L ^c   James, Tracey ^c   Golenia, Gregory ^a   Boudko, Ekaterina A ^a   Hepworth, Shelley R ^b  

^a Canopy Growth Corporation   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cannabis sativa; CBD; Flow cytometry; Polyploidy; Terpenes; Tetraploid; THC; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 85067357589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00476     Document Type: Article

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