Biomass production and essential oil yield from leaves, fine stems and resprouts using pruning the crown of Aniba canelilla (H.B.K.) (Lauraceae) in the Central Amazon Produção de biomassa e rendimento de óleo essencial de folhas, galhos finos e rebrotas utilizando poda da copa de Aniba canelilla (H.B.K.) (Lauraceae) na Amazônia Central

Aniba canelilla (H.B.K.) Mez. is a tree species from Amazon that produces essential oil. The oil extraction from its leaves and stems can be an alternative way to avoid the tree cutting for production of essential oil. The aim of this study was to analyse factors that may influence the essential oil...

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Main Authors: Adriana Pellegrini Manhães, Valdir Florêncio da Veiga-Júnior, Larissa Silveira Moreira Wiedemann, Karenn Silveira Fernandes, Paulo de Tarso Barbosa Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2012-09-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672012000300007