Changes in essential oil composition of tunisian myrtus communis var. italica L. during its vegetative cycle

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-18

  Wannes, Wissem Aidi ^a   Mhamdi, Baya ^a   Sriti, Jazia ^a   Marzouk, Brahim ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE BORJ CÉDRIA   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Essential oil composition; Geranyl acetate; Limonene; Linalool; Myrtaceae; Myrtus communis var. italica; Seasonal variation; pinene

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; GERANYL ACETATE; MYRTACEAE; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

VALUE ENGINEERING;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

MYRTACEAE; MYRTUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 76249132931     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2010.9700256     Document Type: Article

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