Effects of Environmental Stress on Growth, Yield, and Flavonolignan Content in Milk Thistle <em>Silybum marianum</em> L. Gaertn

Four experiments were performed in a greenhouse or growth chamber to study the quantity and quality of flavonolignans in response to environmental stress in milk thistle (Silybum marianum L., Gaertn.). A preliminary experiment was conducted in spring 2004 to study effects of leaf harvests on growth,...

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Main Author: Belitz, Amy Renae
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2007
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/115