Changes in scoparone concentrations in citrus cultivars after ultraviolet radiation

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 328-330

  Kuniga, Takeshi ^a   Tsumura, Tetsuhiro ^b   Matsuo, Yoichi ^c,d   Matsumoto, Ryoji ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Tokushima Prefectural Agriculture   (Japan)

^c Saga Prefectural Fruit Tree Experiment Station   (Japan)

^d Saga Prefectural Agricultural Research Center   (Japan)

^e SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Citrus; Phytoalexin; Scoparone; Ultraviolet (UV)

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON;

EID: 33748587600     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.75.328     Document Type: Article

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