Effect of distillation waste water and plant hormones on spearmint growth and composition

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1135-1141

  Zheljazkov, Valtcho D ^a,c   Astatkie, Tess ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

'Native' spearmint; Distillation waste water (DWW) essential oil content; Essential oil composition; Mentha spicata

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; CARVONE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GIBBERELLIC ACID; GIBBERELLIN; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; OXYLIPIN; PHYTOHORMONE; SALICYLIC ACID; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP; DISTILLATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MARIGOLD; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MENTHA SPICATA; METHODOLOGY; ROSEMARY; SEWAGE;

ACETIC ACIDS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; CYCLOPENTANES; DISTILLATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GIBBERELLINS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MELISSA; MENTHA SPICATA; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; OXYLIPINS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; ROSMARINUS; SALICYLIC ACID; TAGETES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA SPICATA; MONARDA CITRIODORA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; TAGETES LUCIDA;

EID: 79952752348     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4297     Document Type: Article

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