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Planta Med 1990; 56(5): 421-425
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-961002
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Medicinal Plant Biotechnology1

F. Constabel
  • Plant Biotechnology Institute, National Research Council, Saskatoon, S7N 0W9, Canada
1 Presented at the 37th Annual Congress of the Society for Medicinal Plant Research, Braunschweig, F.R.G., September 5-9, 1989
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05 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

Biotechnology is described as methodology to enhance the formation and accumulation of desirable natural products and possible product modification in medicinal plants. Micropropagation, cell and hairy root culture as well as gene technology are being highlighted.

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Biotechnology - cell cultures - gene technology - hairy root cultures - micropropagation