Aroma content of fresh basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves is affected by light reflected from colored mulches

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2272-2276

  Loughrin, John H ^a   Kasperbauer, Michael J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aroma; Basil; Colored mulch; Herb; Ocimum basilicum; Photomorphogenesis; Phytochrome; Terpenoid; Volatile

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; LINALOOL; TERPENOID; VOLATILE AGENT;

AROMA; ARTICLE; COLOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTIVAR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MULCH; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; COLOR; CYCLOHEXANOLS; LIGHT; MONOTERPENES; OCIMUM BASILICUM; ODORS; PLANT LEAVES; TERPENES; VOLATILIZATION;

BASILICUM; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 0037427213     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf021076c     Document Type: Article

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