Light intensity on growth, leaf micromorphology and essential oil production of Ocimum gratissimum

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 419-424

  Fernandes, Valéria Ferreira ^a   de Almeida, Laís B ^a   Feijó, Emily V da R S ^a   Silva, Delmira da C ^a   de Oliveira, Rosilene A ^a   Mielke, Marcelo S ^a   Costa, Larissa C do B ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eugenol; Medicinal plant; Photosynthetically active radiation

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HYDRODISTILLATION; LEAF AREA; LEAF GROWTH; LIGHT INTENSITY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT STEM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOME;

EID: 84879058780     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2013005000041     Document Type: Article

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