Yield potential of selected medicinal herbs grown at three plant spacings in New Mexico

HortTechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 631-636

  Kleitz, Kathryn M ^a   Wall, Marisa M ^a,b   Falk, Constance L ^a   Martin, Charles A ^a   Remmenga, Marta D ^c   Guldan, Steven J ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemopsis californica; Echinacea purpurea; Hierba mansa; Manso; Mullein; Perennials; Purple coneflower; Valerian; Valeriana officinalis; Verbascum thapsus; Yerba mansa

Indexed keywords

ANEMOPSIS CALIFORNICA; CROTON OVALIFOLIUS; ECHINACEA (ASTERACEAE); ECHINACEA PURPUREA; VALERIANA; VALERIANA OFFICINALIS; VERBASCUM; VERBASCUM THAPSUS;

EID: 0141788147     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.13.4.0631     Document Type: Conference Paper

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