Essential oil content and composition of German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) at different irrigation regimes

Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 451-455

  Pirzad, A ^a   Alyari, H ^a   Shakiba, M R ^a   Zehtab Salmasi, S ^a   Mohammadi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Azulene; Essential oil; Irrigation; Matricaria chamomilla

Indexed keywords

MATRICARIA; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA;

EID: 33750219117     PISSN: 18125379     EISSN: 18125417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ja.2006.451.455     Document Type: Article

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