Chemical compounds and essential oil release through decomposition process from Lavandula stoechas in Mediterranean region

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 493-501

  Hassiotis, Christos N ^a  

^a Technical University of Larissa   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Essential oil; Lavandula stoechas; Lavender; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DECOMPOSITION; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PERENNIAL PLANT; SHRUB; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA STOECHAS;

EID: 77958474235     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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