Influence of light and photosynthesis on alkaloid concentration in larkspur

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 167-182

  Ralphs, M H ^a   Manners, G D ^b   Gardner, D R ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

14 deacetylnudicauline; Carbon nutrient balance theory; Dark; Delphinium barbeyi; Diurnal; Environmental stress; Methyllycaconitine; Metribuzin; Norditerpenoid alkaloids; Photosynthesis inhibition; Shade

Indexed keywords

DELPHINIUM; DELPHINIUM BARBEYI; DELPHINIUM EXALTATUM;

EID: 0031962332     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022301331804     Document Type: Article

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