Sources of variation in concentration and composition of foliar monoterpenes in tamarack (Larix laricina) seedlings: Roles of nutrient availability, time of season, and plant architecture

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1771-1797

  Powell, Jaimie S ^a   Raffa, Kenneth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Conifer; Larix laricina; Monoterpenes; Phytochemistry; Tamarack; Terpenoids; Variation

Indexed keywords

BETA PINENE; PINENE; TERPENE; TERPENOID;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

LARIX LARICINA;

EID: 0032770603     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020973514476     Document Type: Article

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