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    Improved Biomass and Hydrocarbon Productivity of Botryococcus braunii by Periodic Ultrasound Stimulation

    Ultrasonic treatment was firstly found to accelerate both biomass and hydrocarbon productivities of Botryococcus braunii algal cells cultured in the shake flasks. The most effective sonication strategy was to sub...

    Ling Xu, Shi-Kai Wang, Feng Wang, Chen Guo, Chun-Zhao Liu in BioEnergy Research (2014)

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    Low-temperature preincubation enhances survival and regeneration of cryopreserved Saussurea involucrata callus

    Saussurea involucrata Kar. et Kir. is one of the most well-known Chinese medicinal plants, and it is utilized for a variety of medical conditions. Due to the overexploitation of this endangered s...

    Bin Guo, Amanda R. Stiles, Chun-Zhao Liu in In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology … (2013)

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    Changes in endogenous hormones and oxidative burst as the biochemical basis for enhanced shoot organogenesis in cold-treated Saussurea involucrata explants

    A low temperature treatment significantly improved shoot morphogenesis of Saussurea involucrata Kar. et Kir leaf explants. The biochemical mechanisms underlying the cold-induced shoot organogenesis were investiga...

    Bin Guo, Amanda R. Stiles, Chun-Zhao Liu in Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (2013)

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    Thidiazuron enhances shoot organogenesis from leaf explants of Saussurea involucrata Kar. et Kir

    An efficient protocol for the in vitro micrpropagation of Saussurea involucrata Kar. et Kir, an endangered Chinese medicinal plant, was developed. Shoot organogenesis was obtained following culture of leaf explan...

    Bin Guo, Amanda R. Stiles, Chun-Zhao Liu in In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology … (2012)

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    Biofuels in China: Opportunities and Challenges

    With rapid economic development, energy consumption in China has tripled in the past 20 yr, exceeding 2.4 billion tons of standard coal in 2006. The search for new green energy as substitutes for the nonrenewa...

    Feng Wang, Xue-Rong **ng, Chun-Zhao Liu in Biofuels (2011)

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    Biofuels in China: opportunities and challenges

    With rapid economic development, energy consumption in China has tripled in the past 20 yr, exceeding 2.4 billion tons of standard coal in 2006. The search for new green energy as substitutes for the nonrenewa...

    Feng Wang, Xue-Rong **ong, Chun-Zhao Liu in In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology … (2009)

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    Saussurea medusa Cell Suspension Cultures for Flavonoid Production

    Saussurea medusa Maxim. is a valuable traditional Chinese herb. The flavonoids are the main active pharmaceutical compounds in this medicinal plant species and have effective anti-tumor and anti-inflammation pro...

    Chun-Zhao Liu, Praveen K. Saxena in Protocols for In Vitro Cultures and Second… (2009)

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    Echinacea biotechnology: Challenges and opportunities

    Echinacea, better known as purple coneflower, has received a global attention because of its increasing medicinal value. There is enormous potential for the discovery of new medicinal com...

    Bilal Haider Abbasi, Praveen K. Saxena in In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology … (2007)

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    Plant regeneration from leaf explants of Rhodiola fastigiata

    An efficient plant regeneration protocol for rapidly propagating Rhodiola fastigiata (Hk. f. et Thoms.) S.H.FU, a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, was developed. Shoot organogenesis occurred from the leaf exp...

    Hai-Jun Liu, Yan Xu, Yu-Jun Liu in In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology … (2006)

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    Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.): In vitro regeneration for germplasm conservation and elimination of heavy metal contamination

    Hydrastis canadensis L. (Goldenseal) is an endangered medicinal plant used in the treatment of many ailments, such as gastrointestinal disturbances, urinary disorders, hemorrhage, skin, mouth and...

    Chun-Zhao Liu, Susan J. Murch in In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology … (2004)