Transport of phenolic compounds from leaf surface of creosotebush and tarbush to soil surface by precipitation

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2475-2482

  Hyder, P W ^a   Fredrickson, E L ^a   Estell, R E ^a   Lucero, M E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flourensia cernua; Larrea tridentata; Nordihydroguaiaretic acid; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RAIN; RUNOFF;

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOURENSIA CERNUA; LARREA TRIDENTATA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRECIPITATION; SOIL; WATER FLOW; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

ASTERACEAE; PHENOLS; PLANT LEAVES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; SOIL; WATER MOVEMENTS; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

ASTERACEAE; FLOURENSIA CERNUA; LARREA; LARREA TRIDENTATA; POACEAE; TRIDENTATA; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

EID: 0036962435     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021432018512     Document Type: Article

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