Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil as affected by drying methods

Annals of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-116

  Mohamed Hanaa, A R ^a   Sallam, Y I ^b   El Leithy, A S ^b   Aly, Safaa E ^a  

^a Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cymbopogon citratus; Drying methods; Essential oil; Lemongrass

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875077102     PISSN: 05701783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aoas.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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