Cultivation of rose scented Geranium (Pelargonium sp.) as a cash crop in Kashmir valley

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 673-675

  Shawl, A S ^a   Kumar, T ^a   Chishti, Nahida ^a   Shabir, S ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

Citronellol; Citronellyl formate; Cultivation; Geraniol; Geranium oil; Geranium spp.; Kashmir; Linalool; Rose scented geranium

Indexed keywords

GERANIUM (GENUS); PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM CAPITATUM;

EID: 33748878929     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2006.673.675     Document Type: Article

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