Effects of morphogenetic and diurnal variability on the hypericin content in St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2163-2168

  Kaçar, Oya ^a   Göksu, Erdinç ^a   Azkan, Nedime ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diurnal variability; Hypericin content; Hypericum perforatum L.; Morphogenetic variability; St. John's Wort

Indexed keywords

HYPERICIN;

ARTICLE; BUD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLOWER; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; PLANT GENETICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 47149103541     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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