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    Cultivating Research Grade Cannabis for the Development of Phytopharmaceuticals

    Cannabis has been used as medicine since ancient times in different forms. With over 500 known constituents, of which cannabinoids are the most important class (120 known). Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) and Ca...

    Hemant Lata, Suman Chandra, Esther E. Uchendu, Ikhlas A. Khan… in Medicinal Plants (2019)

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    Cryopreservation of potato microtubers: the critical roles of sucrose and desiccation

    Microtubers are an important source of tissues for conservation and exchange of germplasm. An efficient method for cryopreservation of whole microtubers that will ensure a safe and long-term storage was develo...

    Esther E. Uchendu, Mukund Shukla… in Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTO… (2016)

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    In Vitro Genebanks for Preserving Tropical Biodiversity

    Conservation of plant biodiversity can be accomplished in many ways. Tropical plants often cannot be stored as seeds and must be conserved as growing plants. These plants are at risk from disease and environme...

    Barbara M. Reed, Sandhya Gupta, Esther E. Uchendu in Conservation of Tropical Plant Species (2013)

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    In vitro propagation of North American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.)

    North American ginseng (NAG) (Panax quinquefolius L.) is a medicinally important plant with multiple uses in the natural health product industry. As seed propagation is time-consuming because of the slow growth c...

    Esther E. Uchendu, Gopinadhan Paliyath… in In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology … (2011)

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    Antioxidant and anti-stress compounds improve regrowth of cryopreserved Rubus shoot tips

    Regrowth of plants after cryopreservation varies, and resulting regrowth ranges from poor to excellent. Oxidative stress is a potential cause of damage in plant tissues. Antioxidants and anti-stress compounds ...

    Esther E. Uchendu, Magfrat Muminova… in In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology … (2010)

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    Vitamins C and E improve regrowth and reduce lipid peroxidation of blackberry shoot tips following cryopreservation

    Oxidative processes involved in cryopreservation protocols may be responsible for the reduced viability of tissues after liquid nitrogen exposure. Antioxidants that counteract these reactions should improve re...

    Esther E. Uchendu, Scott W. Leonard, Maret G. Traber, Barbara M. Reed in Plant Cell Reports (2010)