Methyl ester of p-coumaric acid: a phytoalexin-like compound from long english cucumber leaves

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1517-1526

  Daayf, Fouad ^a   Bel Rhlid, Rachid ^a   Bélanger, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cucumis sativus; Induced resistance; Milsana; p coumaric acid methyl ester; Phenolic; Phytoalexin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030873542     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006419.22408.65     Document Type: Article

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