Preferred age for assessment of qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the essential oil of tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) seedlings prior to plantation establishment

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 4254-4257

  Russell, Michael F ^a   Southwell, Ian ^a  

^a Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole type; Chemotypes; Gas chromatography; Leaf microanalysis; Melaleuca alternifolia; Tea tree; Terpinen 4 ol type; Terpinolene type; Transplant quality

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; TEA TREE OIL; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINOLENE;

AGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTILLATION; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANTATION; PRODUCT RECOVERY; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; WATER VAPOR;

CYCLOHEXANOLS; MELALEUCA; MONOTERPENES; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; TEA TREE OIL; TERPENES;

MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA;

EID: 0038302406     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0300590     Document Type: Article

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