Use of essential oils as bioherbicides

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-327

  Ramezani, Sadrollah ^a   Saharkhiz, Mohammad Jamal ^a   Ramezani, Fatemeh ^a   Fotokian, Mohammad Hussein ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allelochemical; Essential oils; Germination inhibitor; Herbicides; Weeds

Indexed keywords

CHAMAECYPARIS; CUPRESSUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 53949092049     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2008.10643636     Document Type: Article

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