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Nitrogen fertilizer and gender effects on the secondary metabolism of yaupon, a caffeine-containing North American holly
Author(s): M. J. Palumbo, F. E. Putz and S. T. Talcott
Month: Feb
Year: 2007
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Oecologia
Volume: 151
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-9
Article Topic(s): Fertilizer,Human Use,Ethnobotany
Research Setting(s): Greenhouse,Laboratory
Species Referenced: Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon),
Abstract
Evaluates the effects of nitrogen availability and gender on the production of caffeine and alkaloids in Ilex vomitoria. Fertilized plants had higher caffeine and alkaloid levels but did not vary by gender.Suggested Citation
M. J. Palumbo, F. E. Putz and S. T. Talcott. "Nitrogen fertilizer and gender effects on the secondary metabolism of yaupon, a caffeine-containing North American holly." Oecologia 151.1 (2007): 1-9.Go back