Effect of different photoperiodic regimes-on growth, flowering and essential oil in Mentha species

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 181-187

  Farooqi, A H A ^a   Sangwan, N S ^a   Sangwan, R S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Essential oils; Flowering; Growth and development; Mentha spp.; Mints; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA CARDIACA; MENTHA CITRATA;

EID: 0032763363     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006248019007     Document Type: Article

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