Beach dune sand hydrophobicity due to the presence of beach vitex (vitex rotundifolia L. f.)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 409-415

  Cousins, Matthew M ^a   Gresham, Charles A ^a   Riley, Melissa B ^a   Whitwell, Ted ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkane; Cuticle; Invasive; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

VITEX; VITEX ROTUNDIFOLIA;

ALKANE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; VITEX;

ALKANES; ECOSYSTEM; HYDROPHOBICITY; PLANT LEAVES; SILICON DIOXIDE; VITEX;

EID: 59849103874     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf8025259     Document Type: Article

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