Influence of seeding date and harvest stage on yields and essential oil composition of three cultivars of dill (Anethum graveolens L.) grown in Nova Scotia

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1155-1160

  Bowes, Kelly M ^a   Zheljazkov, Valtcho D ^a   Caldwell, Claude D ^a   Pincock, James A ^a   Roberts, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anethum graveolens; Apiaceae; Dill; Essential oil; Hydrodistillation; Steam distillation

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; YIELD;

ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS; APIACEAE; APIALES;

EID: 13244252631     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P03-202     Document Type: Article

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