Essential oil characteristics of wild Sicilian oregano populations in relation to environmental conditions

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 210-220

  Tuttolomondo, Teresa ^a   Leto, Claudio ^a   Leone, Raffaele ^a   Licata, Mario ^a   Virga, Giuseppe ^a   Ruberto, Giuseppe ^b   Napoli, Edoardo M ^b   La Bella, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environment; Essential oil; Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum; Sicily; Thymol

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS GENERATORS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOLS;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-FLAME IONIZATION DETECTORS; ORIGANUM VULGARE; SICILY; THYMOL;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 84902865582     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2014.882278     Document Type: Article

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