Cannabis sativa L.--botany and biotechnology. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Suman Chandra, Hemant Lata, Mahmoud A. ElSohly, editors.
• Editors: ElSohly, Mahmoud A; Lata, Hemant; Chandra, Suman
• Contents: Classification of Cannabis sativa L. in relation to agricultural, biotechnological, medical and recreational utilization -- History of Cannabis as Medicine: Nineteenth Century Irish Physicians and Correlations of their Observations to Modern Research -- Cannabis Sativa L.: Botany and Horticulture -- Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica versus "Sativa" and "Indica" -- Morpho-anatomy of Marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.).-Chemical and Morphological Phenotypes in Breeding of Cannabis sativa L -- Natural Cannabinoids of Cannabis and Methods of Analysis -- Cannabinoids: Biosynthesis and Biotechnological Applications -- The Pharmacology and Therapeutic Potential of Plant Cannabinoids.-Cannabinoid CB2 Receptor Mechanism of Cannabis sativa L. -- Cannabidiol as a Treatment for Seizures, Convulsions and Epilepsy -- Allergenicity to Cannabis sativa L. and Methods to Assess Personal Exposure -- Micropropagation of Cannabis sativa L. -- An Update -- Hairy Root Culture as a Biotechnological Tool in C. sativa -- Genomics and Molecular Markers in Cannabis sativa L -- The Role of Agrobacterium-Mediated and Other Gene-Transfer Technologies in Cannabis Research and Product Development -- Induction of Polyploidy and Its Effect on Cannabis sativa L -- Classical and Molecular Cytogenetics of Cannabis sativa L -- Assessing Genetic Diversity in Cannabis sativa Using Molecular Approaches -- Cannabis Endophytes and Their Application in Breeding and Physiological Fitness -- Chemical and physical elicitation for enhanced cannabinoid production in Cannabis -- Contaminants of Concern in Cannabis: Microbes, Heavy Metals and Pesticides.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 583.45; Life sciences; Cannabis; Botany; Toxicology; Alternative medicine; NATURE -- Plants -- General; Cannabis; Medical -- Pharmacology; Medical -- Alternative Medicine; Pharmacology; Complementary medicine; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Botany & plant sciences; Life Sciences; Plant Sciences; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Complementary & Alternative Medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319545646; 3319545647; 3319545639; 9783319545639
• Related ISBNs: 9783319545639
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 6, 2017).
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