The Cultural and Commercial Value of Tulsi (<i>Ocimum tenuiflorum</i> L.): Multidisciplinary Approaches Focusing on Species Authentication

The Cultural and Commercial Value of Tulsi (<i>Ocimum tenuiflorum</i> L.): Multidisciplinary Approaches Focusing on Species Authentication

Tulsi (Holy basil, <i>Ocimum tenuiflorum</i> L., Lamiaceae), native to Asia, has become globalised as the cultural, cosmetic, and medicinal uses of the herb have been popularised. DNA barcoding, a molecular technique used to identify species based on short regions of DNA, can discriminat...

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Main Authors: Sukvinder Kaur Bhamra, Michael Heinrich, Mark R. D. Johnson, Caroline Howard, Adrian Slater
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
<i>Ocimum</i>
<i>Tulsi</i>
<i>Holy basil</i>
medicinal plants
DNA barcoding
ITS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/22/3160

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