Effects of geographical, soil and climatic factors on the two marker secondary metabolites contents in the roots of Rubia cordifolia L.

The growth and quality of medicinal plants depend heavily on environmental variables. The quality of Rubia cordifolia, an important medicinal plant, is determined by the two main secondary metabolites of the root, purpurin and mollugin. However, their relationship with environmental factors has not...

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Main Authors: Yanlin Wang, Huanchu Liu, Shuai Yu, Yue Zhang, Yanqing Huang, Xingyuan He, Wei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1419392/full