P01.37. The use of DNA barcoding for identification of medicinal plant products: an example from plants used in the Southern Texas-Mexico border region
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Purpose DNA barcoding generates a unique identification tag for individual species based on the sequence of a short stretch of DNA. For this study we evaluated the potential of DNA barcoding methods for identification of medicinal plants using examples from the Lower Rio Grande Valley border region in Texas. Many plants that enter the supply chain are not evaluated for correct identification and better and faster methods are needed for identification of fragmented samples.
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دوره 12 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2012