Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: This project explored the symbiotic relationship between the plant Artemisia annua, which produces the antimalarial drug artemisinin, and the arbuscular mycorrhizal root fungus Glomus intraradices. A high-producing cultivar, SAM from the Weathers lab, was grown in two soil types, one seeded with fungal spores, to determine whether an increase in biomass, flavonoids, and artemisinin could occur. Differences in metabolites between plants grown from rooted cuttings and plants derived from tissue culture suggest a possible signal or mechanism for further study.
Source: Digital WPI
Authors: Fortin, Sarah Ashley, Melchert, Victoria Rose
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7009207911