Biodiversity studies on Portuguese Thymbra capitata

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 723, Issue , 2006, Pages 127-132

  Rodrigues, L S ^a   Monteiro, P ^a   Moldao Martins M ^a   Monteiro, A ^a   Povoa O ^b   Teixeira, G ^c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTALEGRE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Essential oils composition; GC MS; Glandular trichomes

Indexed keywords

LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; THYMBRA CAPITATA;

EID: 33846052812     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.723.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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