Allelopathic activity of essential oils from Mediterranean Labiatae

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 723, Issue , 2006, Pages 347-352

  Arminante, F ^a   De Falco, E ^a   De Feo, V ^a   De Martino, L ^a   Mancini, E ^a   Quaranta, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Antigerminative activity; Monoterpenes; Natural herbicides; Volatile compounds

Indexed keywords

HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; LAMIACEAE; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; MAJORANA HORTENSIS; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; OCIMUM BASILICUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33846041723     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.723.47     Document Type: Conference Paper

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