Nitrogen and iron fertilization methods affecting essential oil and chemical composition of thyme (Thymus Vulgaris L.) medical plant

Advances in Environmental Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2 SPEC. ISSUE, 2011, Pages 433-438

  Jabbari, Reza ^a   Dehaghi, Majid Amini ^b   Sanavi, Ali M Modares ^a   Agahi, Kayvan ^a  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carvacrol; Iron; Nitrogen; P cymene; Thyme (thymus vulgaris l.); Thymol

Indexed keywords

THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 79960398606     PISSN: 19950756     EISSN: 19981066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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