Chemical composition and antifungal activity of the essential oils of Lippia rehmannii from South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-42

  Linde, J H ^a   Combrinck, S ^a   Regnier, T J C ^a   Virijevic, S ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Citral; Essential oils; Fruit pathogens; Lemongrass; Lippia rehmannii

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE CONTROL; ESSENTIAL OIL; GROWTH REGULATOR;

AFRICA; GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOTRYOSPHAERIA RHODINA; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DRYOBALANOPS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HYPHOMYCETES; LIPPIA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 71349088204     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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