Pesticide Research Journal
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 1997
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 1

Studies on Essential Oils Part 7 Natural Sprout Inhibitors for Potatoes

  • Author:
  • Gurdip Singh, I.P.S. Kapoor, Santosh Kumar Panday
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 121 to 124

Chemistry Department, Gorakpur University, Gorakhpur-273 009, U.P., India

Online published on 3 November, 2011.

Abstract

Sprout inhibition activity of 13 essential oils and 4 monoterpenoids has been tested on potatoes, stored at room temperature. The essential oils of pipermint, ajowain, basil, spearmint and monoterpenoids such as S-carvone, linalool, methyl chavichol, anethol were the most effective

Keywords

Sprout inhibition activity, essential oils, monoterpenoids, potatoes, oxygenated monoterpenoids