Interactive effects of drought stress and chitosan application on physiological characteristics and essential oil yield of Thymus daenensis Celak

Crop Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 407-415

  Emami Bistgani, Zohreh ^a   Siadat, Seyed Ataollah ^a   Bakhshandeh, Abdolmehdi ^a   Ghasemi Pirbalouti, Abdollah ^b   Hashemi, Masoud ^c  

^a Ramin Agricultural and Natural Resources University Ahwaz   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Drought stress; Essential oil yield; Osmotic adjustment; Thymus daenensis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85030118108     PISSN: 20955421     EISSN: 22145141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2017.04.003     Document Type: Article

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