Sex and developmental stage of carob flowers affects composition of volatiles

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 689-692

  Custodio L ^a   Nogueira, J M F ^b   Romano, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERATONIA; CERATONIA SILIQUA; SILIQUA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 4544344308     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2004.11511827     Document Type: Article

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