[MPWG] propagation material?

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Re: [MPWG] Mission Impossible statement??
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  From: Anita Hayden 
  To: 'PCA's Medicinal Plant Working Group List' 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 4:11 PM
  Subject: [MPWG] propagation material?


  Dear group: 

  I've lurked long on this listserve, hoping for some discussion on commercial farming of medicinal plants. Thank you, Myron (MJH), for digging up the stated focus of the group. And I add my vote to keep this discussion group both diverse and very active (but then I am blessed with a high-speed internet connection). 



  To toss another thread onto the topic pile, I am searching for sources of tissue-cultured propagules (or any sterile propagation technique) of medicinal root crops. I will be growing the plants in hydroponic systems, so I require clean propagation material. I do not have access to facilities right now to do my own propagation. At this time, I am particularly interested in False Unicorn or Helonius root (Chamaelirium luteum), Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), and Wasabi (Wasabia wasabi or W. japonica).(OK, I admit Wasabi may not be considered a medicinal, but it certainly has some bioactivity!) 



  Any leads or recommendations for commercial propagators who produce sterile planting material of medicinal and other high-value root crops would be greatly appreciated (you may respond directly to me at the email listed below if you prefer). Thank you, and I enjoy the electronic chatter about the plants, the environment, and the society that we, and they, live in. 



  Anita "Teena" Hayden, PhD

  PO Box 6304

  Asheville, NC 28816

  Phone: (828) 252-9305

  Fax: (828) 252-8538

  email: hayden at nativeamericanbotanics.com

  web:  www.nativeamericanbotanics.com



  Anita,



  My organization, Botresearch USA  is currently engaged in tissue culture of a number of medicinals, however we have confined our work to the Lamiaceae

  family as part of a greater overall project.



  I can recommend a colleague, Dr. Carol Stiff, that might be able to help or refer you to specific individuals she is aware of. Her e-mail address is: kck at turbonet.com .

  She also has a website which contains a link to the 

  Plant Tissue Culture listserve, and would put you in

  contact with thousands of resources. I hope this helps.

  Regards,
  J.N.Covanes
  Director of Research
  Botresearch USA
  23410 Harpergate
  Spring, Texas 77373
  USA
  fax: (281)355-1857
  www.botresearch.com
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