[Different pruning to yield and quality of Lonicerea Japonicae Flos].
OBJECTIVE
To find out the influence of differences pruning on Lonicerea Japonicae Flos on it's yield and quality, and provide reference for reasonable pruning.


METHODS
Using different pruning treatments, the growth and yield and chlorogenic acid and galuteolin contents of Lonicerea Japonicae Flos were measured and compared. And the source and sink theory were used to interpret the rationality of the best way.


RESULTS
There existed significant differences in the growth and branching and yield at differences pruning methods, but not including chlorogenic acid and galuteolin contents of Lonicerea Japonicae Flos.


CONCLUSIONS
The best pruning treatments is in shearing.
Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Yan
Y
Zhang
Feng-Ling
FL
Xie
Lan-Ping
LP
Guo
Wen-Quan
WQ
Wang
Wei-Dong
WD
Li
Hong-Rui
HR
Zhang
Jin-Bao
JB
Lan
Xiao-Ming
XM
Li
Shu-Fang
SF
Lin
Zhi-Gang
ZG
Wu
D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000592:standards; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D031239:Lonicera / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D011786:Quality Control
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal