Influence of etherel and gibberellic acid on carbon metabolism, growth, and alkaloids accumulation in Catharanthus roseus L.

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 515-520

  Misra, A ^a   Srivastava, N K ^a   Srivastava, A K ^a   Khan, A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Amino acids; Chlorophyll; CO2 and C sucrose incorporation; Organic acids; Primary photosynthetic metabolites; Stem; Stomatal conductance; Sugars; Transpiration rate

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; CHLOROPHYLL; ESSENTIAL OIL; ETHEREL; GIBBERELLIC ACID; SUCROSE; SUGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON FIXATION; CARBON METABOLISM; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

EID: 77953677000     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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