Lemongrass [cymbopogon flexuosus (steud) wats] inflorescence oil: A potent anti fungal agent

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-90

  Sarma, Aniruddha ^a   Saikia, Rubul ^a   Sarma, Tarun Ch ^a   Boruah, Paran ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

And lemongrass accession; Antifungal; Inflorescence oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885848168     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972-060X.2004.10643370     Document Type: Article

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