Salicylic acid affects growth, essential oil and chemical compositions of thyme (Thymus daenensis Celak.) under reduced irrigation

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 289-301

  Ghasemi Pirbalouti, Abdollah ^a,b   Rahmani Samani, Marzieh ^b   Hashemi, Masoud ^a   Zeinali, Hossien ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c Isfahan Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Essential oil; Growth; Salicylic acid; Thymus daenensis; Water deficit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895739961     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-013-9860-1     Document Type: Article

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