The ideal timing for harvesting Mentha arvensis L. for production of essential oil and menthol, for the state of Ceará, Brazil;Idade ideal de corte da Mentha arvensis L. como produtora de oleo essencial e mentol para o Estado do Ceará, Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-18

  Mattos, S H ^a   Innecco, R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lamiaceae; Medicinal plants; Menthol; Volatile oils

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; MENTHOL; PEPPERMINT OIL;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLIMATE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HARVEST PERIOD; HERB; MEDICINAL PLANT; PIPERACEAE;

LAMIACEAE; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA X PIPERITA; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 0036819334     PISSN: 15160572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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