Apparent effects of glyphosate on alkaloid production in coca plants grown in Colombia

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 573-578

  Casale, John ^a   Lydon, John ^b  

^a Drug Enforcement Administration   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coca leaf; Cocaine; Forensic science; Glyphosate; Mass spectrometry; Tropane alkaloids

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; COCAINE; GLYPHOSATE; ILLICIT DRUG; NORTROPANE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; COCA; FORENSIC SCIENCE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 34247484914     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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