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Root colonization by symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increases sesquiterpenic acid concentrations in Valeriana officinalis L.
Planta medica - 1 Mar 2010
Nell Monika, Wawrosch Christoph, Steinkellner Siegrid, Vierheilig Horst, Kopp Brigitte, Lössl Andreas, Franz Chlodwig, Novak Johannes, Zitterl-Eglseer Karin
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In some medicinal plants a specific plant-fungus association, known as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis, increases the levels of secondary plant metabolites and/or plant growth. In this study, the effects of three different AM treatments on biomass and sesquiterpenic acid concentrations in t...
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