Chemotyping of three ocimum species from benin: O. basilicum, o. canum and o. gratissimum

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-17

  Yayi, Eléonore ^a   Moudachirou, Mansour ^a   Chalchat, Jean Claude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Chemotypes; Essential oil composition; Eugenol; Labiatae; Linalool; Methyl chavicol; Ocimum basilicum; Ocimum canum; Ocimum gratissimum; P cymene; Terpinen 4 ol; Trans bergamotene; terpinene

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037484388     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2001.9699590     Document Type: Article

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