Comparative study of different populations of oregano (Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum) found in Sicily

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 955, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-123

  Tuttolomondo, T ^a   La Bella, S ^b   Virga, G ^b   D'Anna, E ^b   Ruberto, G ^c  

^a Sistemi Innovativi Agroambientali ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Altitude; Climate condition; Medicinal plant; Wild oregano populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870611595     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.955.15     Document Type: Article

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