Chemotaxonomic significance of leaf wax alkanes in the gramineae

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-64

  Maffei, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arundinoideae; Bambusoideae; Chemotaxonomy; Chloridoideae; Gramineae; Leaf wax alkanes; Multivariate analysis; Panicoideae; Pooideae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030039704     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-1978(95)00102-6     Document Type: Article

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