Effect of laser radiation treatments on growth, yield and chemical constituents of fennel and coriander plants

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-252

  Osman, Yasser A H ^a   El Tobgy, Kareem M K ^b   El Sherbini, El Sayed A ^c  

^a DESERT RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

^b PLANT PATHOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^c Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chemical constituents; Coriander; Coriandrum sativum; Essential oil; Fennel; Feoniculum vulgare; He Ne; Helium neon; Laser

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449141334     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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