Nitrogen-induced changes in phenolics of Vaccinium myrtillus - Implications for interaction with a parasitic fungus

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1937-1956

  Witzell, Johanna ^a   Shevtsova, Anna ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bilberry; Boreal forest; Chemical defense; Disease resistance; Nitrogen fertilization; Valdensia heterodoxa

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FERTILIZER; FUNGAL DISEASE; NITROGEN; PHENOLIC COMPOUND;

FUNGI; HETERODOXA; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VALDENSIA HETERODOXA;

4-COUMARIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CATECHIN; COUMARIC ACID; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATECHIN; COUMARIC ACIDS; ECOSYSTEM; FERTILIZERS; FUNGI; NITROGEN; PHENOLS; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCETIN; SEASONS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 13744262504     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000045587.75128.a4     Document Type: Article

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