Chemical composition, weed killer and antifungal activities of Tunisian thyme (Thymus capitatus Hoff. et Link.) essential oils

Acta Alimentaria

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 417-427

  Saoud, I ^a   Hamrouni, L ^b   Gargouri, S ^c   Amri, I ^d   Hanana, M ^e   Fezzani, T ^b   Bouzid, S ^a   Jamoussi, B ^f  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^d Struggle and Prevention   (Tunisia)

^e CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE BORJ CÉDRIA   (Tunisia)

^f Laboratoire de Chimie Institut Supérieur d'Éducation et de Formation Continue   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

antifungal activity; chemical composition; chemotype; essential oils; Thymus capitatus; weed killer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884539579     PISSN: 01393006     EISSN: 15882535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAlim.42.2013.3.15     Document Type: Article

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