Biodiversity within Melissa officinalis: Variability of Bioactive Compounds in a Cultivated Collection

Phytochemical characters were evaluated in a five-year-old lemon balm collection consisting of 15 and 13 subspecies officinalis and altissima accessions, respectively. Stems were lower in essential oil than leaves. First cut leaves (June) gave more oil than those of the second cut (August). Subspeci...

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Main Authors: Remigius Chizzola, Ulrike Lohwasser, Chlodwig Franz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/2/294