Effect of sowing date and rate on the yield and flavonolignan content of the fruits of milk thistle (Silybum marianum L. Gaertn.) grown on light soil in a moderate climate

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 462-468

  Andrzejewska, Jadwiga ^a   Sadowska, Katarzyna ^a   Mielcarek, Sebastian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF NATURAL FIBRES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Achene; Silybinin; Silychristin; Silydianin; Silymarin; Taxifolin

Indexed keywords

ACHENE; SILYBININ; SILYCHRISTIN; SILYDIANIN; SILYMARIN; TAXIFOLIN;

EXPERIMENTS; FRUITS; SOILS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACHENE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; ROOT SYSTEM; SHRUB; SOIL FERTILITY; SOWING DATE; YIELD RESPONSE;

POLAND;

SILYBUM MARIANUM;

EID: 78651495885     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.10.027     Document Type: Article

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