Biologically active secondary metabolites in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) - A review focusing on contents in the plant, plant-pest interactions and transformation

Chemoecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 129-170

  Carlsen, Sandra C K ^a   Fomsgaard, Inge S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Content; Degradation; Pest interactions; Plant; Secondary metabolites; Trifolium repens; White clover

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 49949085609     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-008-0402-7     Document Type: Review

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