Growth, essential oil content, and content of coumarin in young plants of guaco (Mikania glomerata Sprengel) cultivated under colored nets

Mikania glomerata Sprengel is a medicinal plant widely used in folk medicine, mainly to treat respiratory disorders, which acts by dilating the bronchi, being coumarin one of the substances associated with this effect. Therefore, understanding the physiological behavior of this species and its respo...

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Main Authors: Girlene Santos Souza, Evaristo Mauro Castro, Ângela Maria Soares, José Eduardo Brasil Pereira Pinto, Maria Gorette Resende, Suzan Kelly Vilela Bertolucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2011-09-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume243/1a11.pdf