Environmental factors affecting productivity, indican content, and indigo yield in Polygonum tinctorium Ait., a subtropical crop grown under temperate conditions

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 25, 2004, Pages 7541-7547

  Angelini, Luciana G ^a   Tozzi, Sabrina ^a   Nassi O Di Nasso, Nicoletta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Indican; Indigo; Leaves; Photosynthetically active radiation; Polygonum tinctorium; Yield

Indexed keywords

INDICAN; INDIGO CARMINE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HARVEST; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT TISSUE; PLANT YIELD COMPONENT; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM TINCTORIUM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOWING; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; INDICAN; INDOLES; PLANT LEAVES; POLYGONUM; SEASONS;

INDIGOFERA; POLYGONACEAE; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM TINCTORIUM; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 10644230063     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf040312b     Document Type: Article

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