Polymorphism in cyanogenic glycoside content and cyanogenic β-glucosidase activity in natural populations of Eucalyptus cladocalyx

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 693-699

  Gleadow, Roslyn M ^a   Woodrow, Ian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyanide; Eucalypt; Herbivore defence; Kangaroo Island; Prunasin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033868009     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pp00004     Document Type: Article

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