Differentiation of fruiting and non-fruiting pimenta dioica (l.) merr. Trees based on composition of leaf volatiles

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 354-357

  Minott, Donna A ^a   Brown, Heather A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allspice; Essential oil composition; Eugenol; Fruiting and non fruiting trees; Male and female trees; Myrtaceae; Pimenta dioica; Pimento

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FRUITS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; FRUITING AND NON-FRUITING TREES; MALE AND FEMALE TREES; MYRTACEAE; PIMENTA DIOICA;

FORESTRY;

EUGENOL; TREES;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; MYRTACEAE; PIMENTA DIOICA;

EID: 34547418253     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2007.9699303     Document Type: Article

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