Cytotoxicity of tea tree oil in tobacco cells

Allelopathy Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 185-192

  Kapros, Tamas ^a   Mcdaniel, Sarah C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Melaleuca; Membrane permeability; Tobacco cells; Tonoplast; Vacuole

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 70349898502     PISSN: 09714693     EISSN: 09741240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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