Light and temperature effects on physiological reactions on alpine and temperate populations of Podophyllum hexandrum Royle

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-66

  Singh, Anoop ^a   Purohit, A N ^a  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Medicinal plant; Plant domestication; Podophyllotoxin

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PODOPHYLLUM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER VAPOR;

PODOPHYLLUM; SINOPODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM;

EID: 0031414977     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v05n02_08     Document Type: Article

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