Composition of the essential oil of spontaneous rosmarinus officinalis from greece and antifungal activity against phytopathogenic Fungi

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 457-459

  Pitarokili, Danae ^a   Tzakou, Olga ^a   Loukis, Anargyros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Essential oil composition; Labiatae; Rosmarinus officinalis; pinene

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ESSENTIAL OILS; FUNGI;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; LABIATAE; PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA NICOTIANAE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; S. SCLEROTIORUM; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DRYOBALANOPS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. DIANTHI; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; LAMIACEAE; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA NICOTIANAE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; SCLEROTIUM CEPIVORUM;

EID: 52949103264     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2008.9700058     Document Type: Article

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