Biomass production, yield and chemical composition of peppermint essential oil using different organic fertilizer sources Produção de biomassa, rendimento e composição química do óleo essencial de hortelã-pimenta usando diferentes fontes de adubação orgânica

Mentha x piperita L. is an aromatic and medicinal species belonging to the family Lamiaceae that is popularly known as peppermint. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of organic fertilizer sources on the biomass production, yield and chemical composition of peppermint (Mentha piperita...

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Main Authors: Andressa Giovannini Costa, Suzan Kelly Vilela Bertolucci, Jorge Henrique Chagas, Elza Oliveira Ferraz, José Eduardo Brasil Pereira Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Lavras 2013-06-01
Series:Ciência e Agrotecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542013000300002