Influence of salt stress on growth and essential oil production in peppermint, pennyroyal, and apple mint

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 77-87

  Aziz, Eman E ^a,b   Al Amier, Hussein ^a,c   Craker, Lyle E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^c Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aromatic plant; Herb; Mentha pulegium; Mentha rotundifolia; Mentha x piperita; Salinity

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANIOL; GERMACRENE D; HUMULENE OXIDE; ISOMENTHONE; ISOMENTHYL ACETATE; LINALOOL; MENTHOL; MENTHONE; MYRCENE; NEMENTHYL ACETATE; NEROL; PEPPERMINT; PINENE; PIPERITONE OXIDE; PULEGONE; SABINENE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TERPINOLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESSENTIAL OIL; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERB; OIL PRODUCTION; SALINITY; SOLUTION;

APPLE MINT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GREENHOUSE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MENTHA PIPERITA; MENTHA PULEGIUM; MENTHA SUAVEOLENS; NONHUMAN; PENNYROYAL; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; SALT STRESS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES;

MENTHA PULEGIUM; MENTHA SUAVEOLENS; MENTHA X PIPERITA;

EID: 67749137216     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496470802341375     Document Type: Article

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