Utilization of photosynthetically fixed 14CO 2 into alkaloids in relation to primary metabolites in developing leaves of Catharanthus roseus

Photosynthetica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 469-472

  Srivastava, N K ^a   Misra, A ^a   Srivastava, A K ^a   Sharma, S ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

amino acids; chlorophyll; leaf area and dry mass; leaf ontogeny; net photosynthetic rate; organic acids; sugars; terpenoids; total alkaloids

Indexed keywords

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

EID: 7444228609     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHOT.0000046168.97328.a6     Document Type: Article

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