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Anthemis nobilis L. (Roman Chamomile): In Vitro Culture, Micropropagation, and the Production of Essential Oils

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants IX

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 37))

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Anthemis nobilis L. (syn. Anthemis odorata Lamk.; Chamaemelum nobile L., All.; Chamaemelum odoratum Dod.; Chamomilla nobilis God.; Leucanthemum odoratum Eid. Ap.; Ormenis nobilis Gay), so-called Roman chamomile, is a perennial herb of the Asteraceae family. It is native to the southwest of Europe (France, Spain, and Portugal), and has spread all over the Europe. It is also present in southwest Asia (De Langhe et al. 1983; Bezanger-Beauquesne et al. 1986).

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  2. Laboratory of Plant Morphology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Chaussée de Wavre 1850, 1160, Brussels, Belgium

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  3. Tsukuba Medicinal Plant Research Station, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1 Hachimandai, Tsukuba; Ibaraki 305, Japan

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Fauconnier, ML., Jaziri, M., Homes, J., Shimomura, K., Marlier, M. (1996). Anthemis nobilis L. (Roman Chamomile): In Vitro Culture, Micropropagation, and the Production of Essential Oils. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants IX. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 37. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08618-6_2

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