Factors affecting yields and essential oil quality of Ocimum sanctum L. and Ocimum basilicum L. cultivars

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 789-794

  Bowes, Kelly M ^a   Zheljazkov, Valtcho D ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air dried; Cultivar; Freeze dried; Transplant date

Indexed keywords

BASILICUM; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OCIMUM SANCTUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM;

EID: 8644235971     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.129.6.0789     Document Type: Article

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