Genetic improvement of Mentha arvensis based on essential oil yield and quality traits

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 79-86

  Singh, S P ^a   Sharma, Srikant ^a   Tewari, R K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Genetic divergence; Japanese mint; Menthone

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVORING AGENT; PEPPERMINT OIL;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FOOD PROCESSING; GENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0032469412     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v06n02_10     Document Type: Article

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