Agronomical and chemical characterization of spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) originating in Turkey

Economic Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 721-728

  Telci, Isa ^a   Sahbaz, Nermin ^b   Yilmaz, Gungor ^a   Tugay, Mehmet E ^c  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carvone; Chemotypes; Essential oil; Landrace; Linalool; Mentha spicata; Pulegon; Spearmint

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MENTHA SPICATA;

EID: 14244257524     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0721:AACCOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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