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Effect of external stress on density and size of glandular trichomes in full-grown Artemisia annua, the source of anti-malarial artemisinin

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Glandular trichomes (GT) of Artemisia annua produce valuable compounds for pharmaceutical and industrial uses, most notably the anti-malarial artemisinin. Our aim was to find out whether the density, number and size of GT can be manipulated to advantage by environmental stress....

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Autores principales: Kjær, Anders, Grevsen, Kai, Jensen, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3404549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22833781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/pls018