African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Light effects on growth and essential oil quantity and constituents in some Apiaceae plants

Abdulaziz Abdullah Alsahli
  • Abdulaziz Abdullah Alsahli
  • Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 24 March 2019
  •  Accepted: 16 May 2019
  •  Published: 18 July 2019

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