Levels of rhizome endophytic fungi fluctuate in Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis as plants age

Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis is an important medicinal plant with abundant saponins that are widely used in the pharmaceuticals industry. It is unclear why the levels of active ingredients increase as these plants age. We speculated that the concentrations of those components in the rhizomes ar...

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Main Authors: Tao Liu, Alex Greenslade, Shengchao Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-02-01
Series:Plant Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265916300531