Nitrogen and alkaloid accumulation and partitioning in Datura stramonium L.

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 15-23

  Demeyer, K ^a   Dejaegere, R ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hyoscyamine; Jamestown weed; Jimsonweed; Medicinal plants; Scopolamine; Thorn apple; Tropane

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; HYOSCYAMINE; NITROGEN; SCOPOLAMINE; STRAMONIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PLANT GROWTH;

DATURA STRAMONIUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0031462207     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v05n03_03     Document Type: Article

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