Biodiversity and selection of "European" basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) types

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 723, Issue , 2006, Pages 99-104

  Elementi, S ^a   Neri, R ^a   D'Antuono, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basil; Biodiversity; Breeding; Essential oil; Flavour; Food

Indexed keywords

MENTHA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 33846059443     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.723.9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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