Effect of nitrogen sources and levels on essential oil components of Thymus vulgaris L

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 885-889

  Sharafzadeh, Shahram ^a   Alizadeh, Omid ^a   Vakili, Mehrnoush ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carvacrol; Fertilizer; Garden thyme; GC MS; Thymol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864442534     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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