Podophyllotoxin content in Podophyllum hexandrum Royle plants of known age of seed origin and grown at a lower altitude

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-126

  Pandey, Hemant ^a   Nandi, Shyamal K ^a   Kumar, Anil ^a,b   Palni, Uma T ^c   Palni, Lok Man S ^a,d  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^b THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d State Biotechnology Programme   (India)

Author keywords

Alpine; Cultivation; Podophyllotoxin; Podophyllum hexandrum

Indexed keywords

SINOPODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM;

EID: 34250684553     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-006-0015-0     Document Type: Article

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