Provenance variation in camptothecin concentrations of Camptotheca acuminata grown in China

New Forests

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 215-224

  Liu, Zhijun ^a   Zhou, Guomo ^b   Xu, Shaoyuan ^b   Wu, Jiasheng ^b   Yin, Yeqin ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Anti cancer plants; Biomass; China; Clonal lines; Geographical variation; Provenance

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMOTHERAPY;

PROVENANCE TESTS;

FORESTRY;

ALKALOID; BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PROVENANCE TRIAL; SILVICULTURE;

CHINA;

CAMPTOTHECA ACUMINATA;

EID: 0036873332     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021314229430     Document Type: Article

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