Nutrients decrease pyrrolizidine alkaloid concentrations in Senecio jacobaea

New Phytologist

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 175-181

  Hol, W H G ^a,b   Vrieling, K ^a   Van Veen, J A ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allocation; Distribution; Nutrients; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids; Senecio jacobaea (common ragwort)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NUTRIENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

SENECIO JACOBAEA;

EID: 0037380660     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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