Plant-part specific and temporal variation in phenolic compounds of boreal bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) plants

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-127

  Witzell, Johanna ^a   Gref, Rolf ^a   Näsholm, Torgny ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemical defence; Flavonoids; HPLC; Phenolic acids; Vaccinium myrtillus

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND;

MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0037307088     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00141-2     Document Type: Article

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