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Yield and oil composition of 38 basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) accessions grown in Mississippi.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 9 Jan 2008
Zheljazkov Valtcho D, Callahan Amber, Cantrell Charles L
Abstract excerpt
A field experiment was conducted to assess yield, oil content, and composition of 38 genotypes of sweet basil ( Ocimum basilicum L.). Overall, biomass yields were high and comparable to those reported in the literature. However, basil genotypes differed significantly with respect to oil content and composition. Oil content of the tested accessions varied from 0.07% to 1.92% in dry herbage. On the basis of the oil...
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