Exogenous application of chitosan on biochemical and physiological characteristics, phenolic content and antioxidant activity of two species of basil (Ocimum ciliatum and Ocimum basilicum) under reduced irrigation

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 217, Issue , 2017, Pages 114-122

  Ghasemi Pirbalouti, A ^a,b   Malekpoor, F ^a,c   Salimi, A ^c   Golparvar, A ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Growth; Ocimum basilicum; Ocimum ciliatum; Water deficit stress

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DROUGHT STRESS; GROWTH; HERB; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; WATER STRESS;

IRAN;

OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 85010666350     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2017.01.031     Document Type: Article

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