Tissue culture and phytochemical studies of Podophyllum, Diphylleia and Passiflora species

Lignans are the most important secondary metabolites known in Podophyllum hexandrum and Diphylleia cymosa. Tissue cultures studies were carried out in order to preserve and increase these germplasms. Somatic embryogenesis in both species was obtained and confirmed histologically. In D. cymosa, somat...

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Main Author: Silva, Cláudia Gontijo
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2000
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28994/