Histochemical localization of citral accumulation in lemongrass leaves (Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf., Poaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-39

  Lewinsohn, Efraim ^a   Dudai, Nativ ^a   Tadmor, Yaakov ^a   Katzir, Irena ^a   Ravid, Uzi ^a   Putievsky, Eli ^b   Joel, Daniel M ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Citral; Cymbopogon citratus; Histochemistry; Lemongrass; Oil cells; Poaceae; Schiff's reagent

Indexed keywords

CITRUS LIMON; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; POACEAE;

EID: 0031884443     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0525     Document Type: Article

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