Changes in growth, essential oil yield and composition of geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L.) as affected by growing media

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 905-910

  Rezaei Nejad, Abdolhossein ^a,b   Ismaili, Ahmad ^b  

^a LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b LORESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Citronellol; Geraniol; Pelargonium graveolens L; Soil culture; Soilless culture

Indexed keywords

PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CITRONELLOL; CITRONELLYL FORMATE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANIOL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PERFUME; PERLITE; PUMICE; SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL; TERPENE;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COCONUT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP; ECONOMICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PELARGONIUM; PLANT LEAF; SOIL;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COCOS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRAN; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PELARGONIUM; PERFUME; PLANT LEAVES; SILICATES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL; TERPENES;

EID: 84900653224     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6334     Document Type: Article

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