Light quality affected growth and contents of essential oil components of Japanese mint plants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 797, Issue , 2008, Pages 431-436

  Nishioka, N ^a   Nishimura, T ^a   Ohyama, K ^a   Sumino, M ^a   Malayeri, S H ^a   Goto, E ^a   Inagaki, N ^b   Morota, T ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluorescent lamp; Kampo medicine; l menthol; l menthone; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

MENTHA; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA CANADENSIS;

EID: 58049192836     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.797.62     Document Type: Conference Paper

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