Spatial variation of steryl glucosides in Cycas micronesica plants: Within- and among-plant sampling procedures

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1607-1611

  Marler, Thomas E ^a   Lee, Vivian ^b   Shaw, Christopher A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ALS PDC; Cycad; Guam; Neurotoxins; Sampling methods; Secondary compounds; Steryl glucosides

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DERIVATIVES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SAMPLING; SEED; TISSUE;

ALS-PDC; CYCAD; NEUROTOXINS; SAMPLING METHODS; STERYL GLYCOSIDES;

GLUCOSE;

BIODIVERSITY; CYCAS; GLUCOSIDES; GUAM; PLANT TISSUES; PLANTS; SAMPLING; SEEDS;

CYCAS; CYCAS MICRONESICA;

EID: 24944554895     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.6.1607     Document Type: Article

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