Alkaloid variability in Leucojum aestivum from wild populations

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 62, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 627-635

  Georgieva, Liliya ^a   Berkov, Strahil ^b   Kondakova, Violeta ^a   Bastida, Jaume ^b   Viladomat, Francesc ^b   Atanassov, Atanas ^a   Codina, Carles ^b  

^a AGROBIOINSTITUTE   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

GC MS; in vitro cultures; Leucojum aestivum

Indexed keywords

LEUCOJUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 36148931024     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2007-9-1002     Document Type: Article

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