Altitudinal variation of secondary metabolites in flowering heads of the Asteraceae: Trends and causes

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-203

  Zidorn, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Chemical ecology; Free radicals; Temperature; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; LUTEOLIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ALTITUDE; ARNICA MONTANA; ASTERACEAE; CULTIVAR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLOWERING; INDIGENT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MATRICARIA; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORZONEROIDES HELVETICA; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPECIES HABITAT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VEGETATIVE STAGE;

ARNICA; ARNICA MONTANA; ASTERACEAE; CICHORIEAE; LEONTODON HELVITICUS; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA;

EID: 77956395153     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-009-9143-7     Document Type: Review

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