Seed source variation in camptothecin concentrations of nursery-grown Camptotheca acuminata seedlings

New Forests

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-175

  Liu, Zhijun ^a   Adams, John C ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Camptothecin; China; Genetic improvement; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SEED; SEEDLING; SPATIAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031659014     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006556231438     Document Type: Article

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