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Chemical composition of essential oil of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) accessions
DSpice at Indian Institute of Spices Research
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MAYA, K M
ZACHARIAH, JOHN T KRISHNAMOORTHY, B |
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2006-09-28T11:31:20Z
2006-09-28T11:31:20Z 2004-12 |
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Journal of Spices and Aromatic Crops Vol. 13 (2) : 135-139 (2004)
0971-3328 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/130 |
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Sixty-five nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) germplasm accessions from Indian Institute of Spices Research, Experimental Farm, Peruvannamuzhi (Kerala), were evaluated for chemical composition of essential oil of nutmeg and mace and variability was observed among the accessions. The major constituents of significance in the essential oil were sabinene, safrole, myristicin and elemicin. Among the accessions, A9/71 and A9/95 had high sabinene and low hallucinogens namely, myristicin, elemicin and safrole, in both nutmeg and mace oils.
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en
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Indian Society for Spices
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essential oil
Myristica fragrans nutmeg |
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Chemical composition of essential oil of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) accessions
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Article
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