Effects of growing methods and plant age on the yield, and on the content of flavonoids and phenolic acids in Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench.

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 449-453

  Seemannova Z ^a   Mistríková, Ingrid ^b   Vaverkova S ^b  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Echinacea purpurea; Experimental factors; Flavonoids; Polyphenol acids; Yield

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; ECHINACEA (ASTERACEAE); ECHINACEA PURPUREA;

EID: 33750605579     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3465-pse     Document Type: Article

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