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In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites in Solanum khasianum

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants XII

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 51))

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Solanum khasianum (Fig. 1) which originates from India, is a widespread plant in Asia. The stem and leaves of this bushy annual or short-lived perennial plant are packed with spines (Mann 1978).

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Mühlenbeck, U., Kortenbusch, A., Barz, W. (2002). In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites in Solanum khasianum . In: Nagata, T., Ebizuka, Y. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants XII. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 51. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08616-2_15

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