Effect of irrigation and organic manure on Khorasan thyme (Thymus transcaspicus Klokov)

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 317-326

  Tabrizi, L ^a   Koocheki, Alireza ^b   Moghaddam, Parviz Rezvani ^b   Mahallati, Mehdi Nassiri ^b   Bannayan, Mohammad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Domestication; Khorasan thyme; Low input cropping system; Phytochemical characteristics

Indexed keywords

THYMUS (THYME); THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 79956097362     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340903369376     Document Type: Article

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