Influence of pretreatment stresses on inhibitory effects of ferulic acid, an allelopathic phenolic acid

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1517-1529

  Lehman, Mary E ^a   Blum, Udo ^b  

^a LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Allelopathy; Cucumber; Cucumbis sativus; Drought stress; Ferulic acid; Nutrient stress; Pretreatment; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

FERULIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CUCUMBER; DEHYDRATION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT; PLANT SEED; STRESS;

CUCUMBIS; CUCUMBIS SATIVUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0032802654     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020828630638     Document Type: Article

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