Effect of harvest time on yield and quality of Thymus vulgaris L. essential oil in Isfahan Province, Iran

Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 115-118

  Salehi, Saied ^a   Golparvar, Ahmad Reza ^b   Hadipanah, Amin ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Essential oil yield and percent; GC MS; Phenological stages; Thymol; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; ESSENTIAL OIL; HARVESTING; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHENOLOGY; SHRUB;

ESFAHAN [IRAN]; IRAN;

THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84908261634     PISSN: 13317768     EISSN: 13317776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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