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Alkaloid content ofVeratrum fimbriatum is much greater during rapid growth in early spring than the rest of the year. Top growth at the expense of stored food reserves did not deplete alkaloids. Individual plants were in two categories regarding high or low percentage alkaloid producers.
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Taylor, C.A. Alkaloid yields ofVeratrum fimbriatum as influenced by site, season and other factors. Econ Bot 10, 166–173 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985325
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