Distribution of proazulenes in Achillea millefolium s.l. wild populations in relation to phytosociological dependence and morphological characters

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-143

  Radušiene, Jolita ^a   Gudaityte, Odeta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Achillea millefolium; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Morphological characters; Phytosociological dependence; Proazulenes; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM;

EID: 25844498543     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PGR200568     Document Type: Article

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