Effect of thyme and lavender essential oils on the qualitative and quantitative traits and storage life of apple 'Jonagold' cultivar

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 5522-5527

  Rabiei, Vali ^a   Shirzadeh, Elham ^a   Rabbiangourani, Hosaine ^a   Sharafi, Yavar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZANJAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

'Jonagold'; Apple; Essential oil; Lavender; Storage life; Thyme

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; LAVENDER OIL; THYME OIL;

ACIDITY; APPLE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COLD TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT FIRMNESS; HUMIDITY; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; QUALITY CONTROL; SHELF LIFE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

LAVANDULA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 80755175338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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