The effect of pruning on growth and chemical composition of cultivated bush tea (Athrixia phylicoides D.C)

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 2353-2358

  Maudu, M ^a   Mudau, F N ^a   Mariga, I K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bush tea; Chemical composition; Growth; Pruning

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; POLYPHENOL; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; ATHRIXIA PHYLICOIDES; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT YIELD; QUALITY CONTROL; SHRUB; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE PRUNING;

ATHRIXIA;

EID: 78650969917     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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