Ontogenetic variation regarding hypericin and hyperforin levels in four accessions of Hypericum perforatum L.

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 95-100

  Büter, Karin Berger ^a,b   Büter, Bernard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b VitaPlant AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Hyperforin; Hypericin; Hypericum perforatum

Indexed keywords

HYPERFORIN; HYPERICIN;

MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SEED DEVELOPMENT;

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 0036399975     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v09n02_14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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