Effect of water stress and nitrogen fertilizer on herb and essential oil of oregano

International Agrophysics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-275

  Said Al Ahl, H A H ^a   Omer, E A ^a   Naguib, N Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Fresh herb yield; GLC analysis; Nitrogen fertilizer; Origanum vulgare L.; Water stress

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HERB; NITROGEN; PLANT; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER LEVEL; WATER STRESS; YIELD RESPONSE;

ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 68849096452     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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