Effects of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium nutrition on total polyphenol content of bush tea (Athrixia phylicoides L.) leaves in shaded nursery environment

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 334-338

  Mudau, Fhatuwani N ^a   Soundy, Puffy ^b   Du Toit, Elsa S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bush tea; Harvesting; Total polyphenols

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HARVESTING; NUTRITION; PHENOLS;

ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL; ATHRIXIA PHYLICOIDES; BUSH TEA; FOLIN-CIOCALTEAU REAGENTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CLIMATES; HARVESTING; LEAVES; NUTRITION; POLYPHENOLS;

ATHRIXIA;

EID: 34047193215     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.2.334     Document Type: Article

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