Chemical composition of essential oils of three eucalyptus species grown in Zambia

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 653-655

  Chisowa, Esmort H ^a  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Zambia)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Essential oil composition; Eucalyptus globulus spp. globulus; Eucalyptus radiata spp. radiata; Eucalyptus smithii; Myrtaceae; pinene

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006189409     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1997.9700805     Document Type: Article

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