The In Vitro Action of Essential Oils on Aspergillus flavus

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-52

  Omidbaigi, R ^a   Yahyazadeh, M ^a   Zare, R ^b   Taheri, H ^c  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Plant and Pests Research Institute   (Iran)

^c Citrus Research Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Aspergillus flavus; Citrus aurantifolia; Essential oil; Eugenia caryophyllata; Myrtus communis; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33947200216     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2007.10643518     Document Type: Article

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