Soil pH and production of biomass and wedelolactone in field grown Eclipta alba

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-48

  Pereira, A M S ^a   Bertoni, B W ^a   Menezes Jr , A ^a   Pereira, P S ^a   Franca, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antihepatotoxic; Coumestans; Demethylwedelolactone; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

ECLIPTA ALBA EXTRACT; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; NORWEDELOLACTONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOMASS; CROP PLANT; GROWTH RESPONSE; PH; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; HERBAL MEDICINE; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; VEGETATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ECLIPTA PROSTRATA;

EID: 0032433943     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v06n01_06     Document Type: Article

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