Volatiles of Inflorescences, Leaves, Stems and Roots of Ageratum conyzoides L. growing Wild in the North of Brazil

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 297-303

  Zoghbi, Maria das G B ^a   Bastos, Maria de Nazaré do C ^a   Jardim, Mário Augusto G ^a   Trigo, José R ^b  

^a MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ageratum conyzoides; Asteraceae; Essential oil composition; Germacrene D; Precocene I; pinene; caryophyllene

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ASTERACEAE;

EID: 34548844504     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2007.10643558     Document Type: Article

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