Ionic interactions and salinity affect monoterpene and phenolic diterpene composition in rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 504-514

  Tounekti, Taïeb ^a   Vadel, Ahmedou mohammed ^a   Ennajeh, Mustapha ^a   Khemira, Habib ^a   Munné Bosch, Sergi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GABES   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cations; Diterpenes; Essential oils; NaCl; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 79957849209     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201000213     Document Type: Article

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