Factors affecting podophyllotoxin yield in the ex situ grown Podophyllum hexandrum, an endangered alpine native of the western Himalayas

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Kushwaha, Rekha ^a   Bhattacharya, Amita ^b   Singh, Bikram ^b   Singh, R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Age; C and N allocation; Ex situ; Growth period; Podophyllotoxin yield; Podophyllum hexandrum

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; STARCH; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY GROWTH PERIOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH PERIOD; HARVEST; LATE GROWTH PERIOD; NITRATE METABOLISM; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PEAK GROWTH PERIOD; PLANT AGE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT YIELD; PODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; NITROGEN; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT ROOTS; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; PODOPHYLLUM; SEASONS;

EID: 84856224769     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-011-0541-y     Document Type: Article

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