Understory light and root ginsenosides in forest-grown Panax quinquefolius

Phytochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 777-782

  Fournier, Anick R ^a   Proctor, John T A ^b   Gauthier, Louis ^c   Khanizadeh, Shahrokh ^d   Bélanger, André ^d   Gosselin, André ^a   Dorais, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Les Fraises de l'Ile d'Orleans Inc   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Araliaceae; Ginsenosides; Hemispherical photography; Light intensity; Light quality; Panax quinquefolius L.; Saponins; Sunflecks

Indexed keywords

GINSENOSIDE; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RB 2; GINSENOSIDE RC; GINSENOSIDE RD; GINSENOSIDE RE; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FOREST; GINSENG; ILLUMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT;

ARALIACEAE; PANAX; PANAX GINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS;

EID: 0041868023     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00346-7     Document Type: Article

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