African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of seasonal variations on the yield of essential oil and antioxidant of Achillea fragrantissima (Forssk) Sch. Bip

Eman Elsharkawy
  • Eman Elsharkawy
  • Department of Plant Ecology and Range Management, Ecology and Dry Lands Agriculture Division, Desert Research Center, Mathef El-Mataria, 15753 Egypt.
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Nour El-Din M. Nahed
  • Nour El-Din M. Nahed
  • Department of Plant Ecology and Range Management, Ecology and Dry Lands Agriculture Division, Desert Research Center, Mathef El-Mataria, 15753 Egypt.
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  •  Received: 15 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 15 June 2018
  •  Published: 11 July 2018

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