Tracing the Edible and Medicinal Plant Pueraria montana and Its Products in the Marketplace Yields Subspecies Level Distinction Using DNA Barcoding and DNA Metabarcoding

• Main Authors: Gaixia Zhang (Author), Jinxin Liu (Author), Mei Gao (Author), Weijun Kong (Author), Qing Zhao (Author), Linchun Shi (Author), Qiuling Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Increased public awareness of nutritional and health issues has resulted in the increasing consumption of food and herbal products made from the root of Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep (kudzu vine) and P. montana var. thomsonii (Benth.) M. R...