Salt effects on the growth, mineral nutrition, essential oil yield and composition of marjoram (Origanum majorana)

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-51

  Baatour, Olfa ^a,b   Kaddour, R ^a   Wannes, W Aidi ^b   Lachaal M ^a   Marzouk, B ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE BORJ CÉDRIA   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Growth; Mineral nutrition; Origanum majorana; Salinity; Trans sabinene hydrate

Indexed keywords

ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM MAJORANA;

EID: 77949774044     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-009-0374-4     Document Type: Article

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