Regulation of essential oil accumulation in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) in response to elicitation

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 169, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 981-986

  Deschamps, Cícero ^a   Raskin, Ilya ^b   Simonz, James E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Elicitors; Essential oil; Methyl jasmonate; Methyl salicylate; Ocimum basilicum L.

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CHITIN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HERB; HYDROPONICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; RNA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 54949113776     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590454     Document Type: Article

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