Composition of cuticular waxes on Osmunda regalis fronds

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 399-412

  Jetter, Reinhard ^a   Riederer, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epicuticular wax crystals; Ferns; Ketols; Ketones; Leaves; Osmundaceae; diketones

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; ALKANE; FATTY ACID; KETOL; KETONE; PLANT EXTRACT; SITOSTEROL; WAX;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXTRACT; FERN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

EMBRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; OSMUNDA REGALIS; OSMUNDACEAE;

EID: 0033970647     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005409405771     Document Type: Article

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