Foliar applications of phosphate increase the yield of essential oil in menthol mint (Mentha arvensis)

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1263-1268

  Ram, M ^a   Singh, R ^a   Ram, D ^a   Sangwan, R S ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Crop varieties; Diaammonium phosphate filtrate; Orthophosphoric acid

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; ESSENTIAL OIL; FOLIAGE; PHOSPHATE;

MENTHA; MENTHA ARVENSIS;

EID: 0346991469     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA02196     Document Type: Article

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