Thymus zygis subsp. gracilis: Watering level effect on phytomass production and essential oil quality

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 5418-5424

  Sotomayor, Jose A ^a   Martínez, Rosa M ^a   García, Antonio J ^a   Jordán, María J ^a  

^a Murcian Inst Invest/Agric Devmt   (Spain)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Phenol content; Thyme; Thymus zygis subsp. gracilis; Volatile profile; Water supply

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; PHENOL; VOLATILE AGENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYME; THYMUS ZYGIS; WATER SUPPLY;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LAMIACEAE; OILS, VOLATILE; PHENOLS; PLANT OILS; VOLATILIZATION; WATER;

THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 4143089441     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0496245     Document Type: Article

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