Influence of Drying Time and Process on Artemisia herba-alba Asso essential oil yield and composition

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 358-364

  Mighri, Hédi ^a   Akrout, Ahmed ^a   Casanova, Joseph ^b   Tomi, Félix ^b   Neffati, Mohamed ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Artemisia herba alba Asso; Drying effect; Essential oil content; thujones

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA HERBA-ALBA; DRYOBALANOPS;

EID: 77953041266     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2009.10643731     Document Type: Article

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