Growth, photosynthesis and root reserpine concentrations of two Rauvolfia species in response to a light gradient

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 220-226

  Cai, Z Q ^a   Wang, W H ^b   Yang, J ^b   Cai, C T ^a  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Growth analysis; Photosynthesis; Rauvolfia; Reserpine

Indexed keywords

ANTI-HYPERTENSION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; FINE ROOTS; GROWTH ANALYSIS; HABITAT CONDITIONS; LEAF AREA RATIOS; LEAF MASS; LIGHT ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT GRADIENTS; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT LEVEL; LIGHT-SATURATED PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; MEDICINAL PLANTS; MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC CAPACITY; PLANT DEFENSE; RAUVOLFIA; RELATIVE GROWTH RATE; RESERPINE; ROOT MASS; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SMALL-DIAMETER; SPECIFIC LEAF AREA; SPECIFIC ROOT LENGTH; STEM BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; METABOLITES; OCEAN HABITATS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ECOLOGY;

ALKALOID; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DICOTYLEDON; FINE ROOT; GROWTH RATE; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT EFFECT; LIGHT INTENSITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; ROOT SYSTEM; SECONDARY METABOLITE; YIELD RESPONSE;

RAUVOLFIA; RAUVOLFIA VOMITORIA;

CARBON; CULTIVATION; MEDICAL USE; PLANT; SEED; WATER; YIELD;

EID: 67651100662     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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