Effects of vermicompost and amino acids on the flower yield and essential oil production from Matricaria chamomile L.

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 5611-5617

  Hadi, Mohammad Reza Haj Seyed ^a   Darz, Mohammad Taghi ^a   Ghandehari, Zohreh ^b   Riazi, Gholamhossein ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Chamomile; Vermicompost; Yield

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BUDDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; FLOWER HEAD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATRICARIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT YIELD; VERMICOMPOST;

MATRICARIA;

EID: 80755130361     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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