Effects of altitude on anatomy and concentration of crocin, picrocrocin and safranal in Crocus sativus L

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 831-838

  Zarinkamar, Fatemeh ^a   Tajik, Somaye ^a   Soleimanpour, Saeideh ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Altitude; Anatomy; Crocin; Crocus sativus; Picrocrocin; Safranal

Indexed keywords

CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 79961114341     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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