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Composition of the essential oil from citronnelle (Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) STAPF) acclimatized in Morocco

Plantes Medicinales et Phytotherapie, Volume 26, No. 4, Year 1993

The composition of the essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) STAPF (lemongrass, Graminae) cultivated in Morocco was determined by GC and GC/MS on two different polarities (Carbowax 20M and SE-30) capillary columns. Approximately 89% (34 components) of the essential oil was identified. The mains constituents were geranial (39,8%) and neral (32%).
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ISSN: 00320994
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Morocco