Influences of leaf pruning on the content of the secondary phenolic metabolites barbaloin, aloeresin and aloenin, in the leaves of Aloe arborescens

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 582-586

  Chauser Volfson, E ^a   Gutterman, Y ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORTICULTURE; LEAF; METABOLITE; PRUNING;

ALOE; ALOE ARBORESCENS;

EID: 11244334618     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30195-2     Document Type: Article

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