
Listing of Useful Plants of the World
NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.
The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.
Thymus vulgaris
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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)
Common Name(s):
garden thyme syn frigoule syn tomillo syn thymeReferences
(Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to
www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]Abu, G. B. M. (2000). Inhibition of Aeromonas caviae and A. sobria by sodium chloride, citric acid, ascorbic acid, potassium sorbate and extracts of Thymus vulgaris. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. [print] June 53(3): 111-115. {a} Amman, 11110, Jordan
Bicchi, C., C. Cordero, et al. (2000). Headspace Sorptive Extraction (HSSE) in the headspace analysis of aromatic and medicinal plants. HRC Journal of High Resolution Chromatography. [print] September 23(9): 539-546. {a} Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Via Pietro Giuria 9, I-10125, Torino, Italy
Bicchi, C., S. Drigo, et al. (2000). Influence of fibre coating in headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatographic analysis of aromatic and medicinal plants. Journal of Chromatography A. [print] 892(1-2): 469-485. {a} Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Via Pietro Giuria 9, I-10125, Turin, Italy
Daferera, D. J., B. N. Ziogas, et al. (2000). GC-MS analysis of essential oils from some greek aromatic plants and their fungitoxicity on Penicillium digitatum. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. [print] June 48(6): 2576-2581. {a} Laboratory of General Chemistry, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece
Dorman, H. J. D. and S. G. Deans (2000). Antimicrobial agents from plants: Antibacterial activity of plant volatile oils. Journal of Applied Microbiology. Feb. 88(2): 308-316. {a} Aromatic and Medicinal Plant Group, Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive, South Ayrshire, KA6 5HW, UK
Essawi, T. and M. Srour (2000). Screening of some Palestinian medicinal plants for antibacterial activity. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. [print] June 70(3): 343-349. {a} Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Birzeit University, Birzeit, Israel
Mikus, J., M. Harkenthal, et al. (2000). In vitro effect of essential oils and isolated mono- and sesquiterpenes on Leishmania major and Trypanosoma brucei. Planta Medica. [print] May 66(4): 366-368. {a} Institut fuer Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universitaet Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
Zandi, P. and L. Ahmadi (2000). Antioxidant effect of plant extracts of Labiatae family. Journal of Food Science and Technology. [print] July August 37(4): 436-439. {a} Department of Food Science and Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Zheng, Z. and K. Shetty (2000). Azo dye-mediated regulation of total phenolics and peroxidase activity in thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) clonal lines. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. March 48(3): 932-937. {a} Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
Barone, M. and T. Frank (1999). Effects of plant extracts on the feeding behaviour of the slug Arion lusitanicus. Annals of Applied Biology. June 134(3): 341-345. {a} Zoological Institute, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
David, J. F., S. Devernay, et al. (1999). Belowground biodiversity in a Mediterranean landscape: Relationships between saprophagous macroarthropod communities and vegetation structure. Biodiversity and Conservation. June 8(6): 753-767. {a} Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS, 1919 Route de Mende, F-34293, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Gigord, L., C. Lavigne, et al. (1999). Evidence for effects of restorer genes on male and female reproductive functions of hermaphrodites in the gynodioecious species Thymus vulgaris L. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. May 12(3): 596-604. {a} Laboratoire Evolution et Systematique, Universite Paris XI, Bat 362, F-91405, Orsay Cedex, France
Guillen, M. D. and M. J. Manzanos (1999). Smoke and liquid smoke. Study of an aqueous smoke flavouring from the aromatic plant Thymus vulgaris L. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. July 79(10): 1267-1274. {a} Tecnologia de los Alimentos, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Paseo de la Universidad no 7, E-01006, Vitoria, Spain
Lall, N. and J. J. M. Meyer (1999). In vitro inhibition of drug-resistant and drug-sensitive strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by ethnobotanically selected South African plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Sept. 66(3): 347-354. {a} Department of Botany, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
Lee, J. H., Y. J. Moon, et al. (1999). Growth effect of levels of nutrient solution using the Ebb and flow system in 6 herbs. Journal of the Korean Society for Horticultural Science. June 40(3): 399-402. {a} Dept. of Horticulture, Gyeongsang Nat'l Univ., Chinju, 660-701, South Korea
Lee, S. E., H. S. Lee, et al. (1999). Scavenging effect of plant-derived materials on free radicals and active oxygen species. Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology. March 42(1): 40-44. {a} Department of Applied Biology and Chemistry and Research Center for New Bio-Materials in Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Suwon, 441-744, South Korea
Linhart, Y. B., B. L. Chaouni, et al. (1999). Selective herbivory of thyme chemotypes by a mollusk and a grasshopper. Ecologia Mediterranea 25(2): 147-151. {a} Dept. of Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0334, USA
Linhart, Y. B. and J. D. Thompson (1999). Thyme is of the essence: Biochemical polymorphism and multi-species deterrence. Evolutionary Ecology Research 1(2): 151-171. {a} Department of Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309-0334, USA
Marino, M., C. Bersani, et al. (1999). Antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of Thymus vulgaris L. measured using a bioimpedometric method. Journal of Food Protection. Sept. 62(9): 1017-1023. {a} Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Facolta di Agraria, Universita degli Studi di Udine, 33100, Udine, Italy
Meister, A., G. Bernhardt, et al. (1999). Antispasmodic activity of Thymus vulgaris extract on the isolated guinea-pig trachea: Discrimination between drug and ethanol effects. Planta Medica. Aug. 65(6): 512-516. {a} Institut fuer Pharmazie, Universitaet Regensburg, Universitaetsstr. 31, D-93053, Regensburg, Germany
Wang, M., H. Kikuzaki, et al. (1999). Acetophenone glycosides from thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. May 47(5): 1911-1914. {a} Department of Food Science, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-8520, USA
Youdim, K. A. and S. G. Deans (1999). Dietary supplementation of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) essential oil during the lifetime of the rat: Its effects on the antioxidant status in liver, kidney and heart tissues. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. Sept. 109(3): 163-175. {a} Aromatic and Medicinal Plant Group, Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Ayr, KA6 5HW, UK
Backheet, E. Y. (1998). Micro determination of eugenol, thymol and vanillin in volatile oils and plants. Phytochemical Analysis 9(3): 134-140. {a} Pharmacognosy Dep., Fac. Pharmacy, Assiut Univ., Egypt
Boscaiu, M., J. Riera, et al. (1998). Chromosome numbers of several Lamiaceae from Spain. Folia Geobotanica 33(2): 187-199. Jardi Bot., Univ. Valencia, C/Beat Gaspar de Bono 6, E-46008 Valencia, Spain
Cerda, A. (1998). Soil aggregate stability under different Mediterranean vegetation types. CATENA 32(2): 73-86. {a} Dep. Geografia, Univ. Valencia, 22060, 46080-Valencia, Spain
Charlesworth, D. and V. Laporte (1998). The male-sterility polymorphism of Silene vulgaris: Analysis of genetic data from two populations and comparison with Thymus vulgaris. Genetics 150(3): 1267-1282. {a} ICAPB, Univ. Edinburgh, Ashworth Lab., King's Bldgs., W. Mains Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
Dapkevicius, A., R. Venskutonis, et al. (1998). Antioxidant activity of extracts obtained by different isolation procedures from same aromatic herbs grown in Lithuania. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 77(1): 140-146. {a} Dep. Food Technol., Kaunas Univ. Technol., Radvilenu pl. 19 LT-3028, Kaunas, Lithuania
Gigord, L., C. Lavigne, et al. (1998). No evidence for local adaptation between cytoplasmic male sterility and nuclear restorer genes in the gynodioecious species Thymus vulgaris L. Heredity 81(2): 156-163. {a} Lab. Evol. Systematique, Univ. Paris XI, Bat 362, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France
Guillen, M. D. and M. J. Manzanos (1998). Composition of the extract in dichloromethane of the aerial parts of a Spanish wild growing plant Thymus vulgaris L. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 13(4): 259-262. {a} Food Technol., Fac. Pharm., Univ. Basque County, Paseo de la Universidad, No. 7, 1006 Vitoria, Spain
Guillen, M. D. and M. J. Manzanos (1998). Study of the composition of the different parts of a Spanish Thymus vulgaris L. plant. Food Chemistry 63(3): 373-383. {a} Tecnol. Alimentos, Fac. Farmacia, Univ. Pais Vasco, Paseo de la Universidad No. 7, 01006 Vitoria, Spain
Manicacci, D., A. Atlan, et al. (1998). Gynodioecy and reproductive trait variation in three Thymus species (Lamiaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 159(6): 948-957. {a} Stn. Genet. Vegetale, Ferme Moulon, 91190 Gif s/Yvette, France
Manou, I., L. Bouillard, et al. (1998). Evaluation of the preservation properties of Thymus vulgaris essential oil in topically applied formulations under a challenge test. Journal of Applied Microbiology 84(3): 368-376. {a} Lab. Algemene Biologische Scheikunde, LK Lokaal 6 G 304, Vrije Univ. Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
Martin, M. M. A. (1998). Thymus vulgaris, a new specie in west Andalusia Flora. Acta Botanica Malacitana 23: 259-260. {a} Departamento de Biologia Vegetal y Ecologia, 41080, Sevilla, Spain
Montes, B. R. and M. Carvajal (1998). Control of Aspergillus flavus in maize with plant essential oils and their components. Journal of Food Protection 61(5): 616-619. {a} Dep. Bot., Inst. Biol., Univ. Nac. Autonoma Mex., Apartado Postal 70-233, C.P. 04510 Mexico D.F., Mexico
Morsy, T. A., A. Shoukry, et al. (1998). The effect of the volatile oils of Chenopodium ambrosioides and Thymus vulgaris against the larvae of Lucilia sericata (Meigen). Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 28(2): 503-510. {a} Dep. Parasitology, Faculty Med., Ain Shams Univ., Cairo 11566, Egypt
Reddy, M. V. B., P. Angers, et al. (1998). Characterization and use of essential oil from Thymus vulgaris against Botrytis cinerea and Rhizopus stolonifer in strawberry fruits. Phytochemistry Oxford 47(8): 1515-1520. {a} Dep. Food Sci. Nutrition Horticultural Res. Cent., Laval Univ., Sainte-Foy, PQ G1K 7P4, Canada
Tisserant, B., V. Brenac, et al. (1998). The detection of Glomus spp. (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi) forming mycorrhizas in three plants, at different stages of seedling development, using mycorrhiza-specific isozymes. New Phytologist 138(2): 225-239. {a} Int. Inst. Biotechnol. Res. Sch. Biosci., Univ. Kent, PO Box 228, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7YW, UK
Zollo, P. H. A., L. Biyiti, et al. (1998). Aromatic plants of tropical Central Africa. Part XXXII. Chemical composition and antifungal activity of thirteen essential oils from aromatic plants of Cameroon. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 13(2): 107-114. {a} Lab. Chimie Organique Physique, Univ. Montpellier II, Sci. Techniques Languedoc, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Blum, C., K. H. Kubeczka, et al. (1997). Supercritical fluid chromatography-mass spectrometry of thyme extracts (Thymus vulgaris L.). Journal of Chromatography A 773(1-2): 377-380. {a} Univ. Hamburg, Dep. Pharm. Biol., Bundesstrasse 43, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany
Dean, W. R. J., S. J. Milton, et al. (1997). The role of ant nest-mounds in maintaining small-scale patchiness in dry grasslands in Central Germany. Biodiversity and Conservation 6(9): 1293-1307. {a} Tierberg Karoo Res. Centre, PO Box 47, Prince Albert 6930, South Africa
Ignatowicz, S. and M. Gersz (1997). Extracts of medical herbs as repellents and attractants for the dry bean weevil, Acanthoscelides obtectus SAY (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 66(1-2): 151-159. Warsaw Agric. Univ., Dep. Applied Entomol., ul. Nowoursynowksa 166, 02-787 Warszawa, Poland
Kalinovic, I., J. Martincic, et al. (1997). Insecticidal activity of substances of plant origin against stored product insects. Ochrana Rostlin 33(2): 135-142. Univ. Josip Juraj Strossmayer Osijek, Fac. Agric., 31000 Osijek, Trg Sv. Trojstva. 3, POB 117, Croatia
Lacroix, M., W. Smoragiewicz, et al. (1997). Prevention of lipid radiolysis by natural antioxidants from rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) and thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.). Food Research International 30(6): 457-462. {a} Can. Irrad. Cent., Cent. Rech. Microbiol. Appl., Inst. Armand-Frappier, Univ. Quebec, 531 boul des Prairies, Laval-des-Rapides, Laval, PQ H7N 4Z3, Canada
Manicacci, D., A. Atlan, et al. (1997). Spatial structure of nuclear factors involved in sex determination in the gynodioecious Thymus vulgaris L. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 10(6): 889-907. {a} Station Genetique Vegetale, Ferme du Moulon, F-91190 Gif s/Yvette, France
Mohamed, M. A. (1997). Effect of plant density and date of cutting on Thymus vulgaris L. plants. Egyptian Journal of Horticulture 24(1): 1-6. {a} Pharm. Sci. Dep., Natl. Res. Cent., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
Murin, A. (1997). Karyotaxonomy of some medicinal and aromatic plants. Thaiszia 7(1): 75-88. {a} Dep. Bot., Fac. Sci., Comenius Univ., Revova 39, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovakia
Omer, E. A., B. Z. E. El, et al. (1997). Constituents and biological activities of volatile oil of some lamiacae plants as affected by irradiation. Egyptian Journal of Horticulture 24(2): 175-196. {a} Pharmaceutical Sci. Dep., Natl. Res. Cent., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
Rakowski, G. and S. Ignatowicz (1997). Effects of some plant extracts on fecundity and longevity of the dry bean weevil, Acanthoscelides obtectus SAY (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 66(1-2): 161-167. Warsaw Agric. Univ., Dep. Applied Entomol., ul. Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warszawa, Poland
Reuveni, R., N. Dudai, et al. (1997). Evaluation and identification of basil germ plasm for resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. basilicum. Plant Disease 81(9): 1077-1081. ARO, Newe Ya'ar Res. Cent., P.O. Box 1021, Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel
Tarayre, M., L. P. Saumitou, et al. (1997). The spatial genetic structure of cytoplasmic (cpDNA) and nuclear (allozyme) markers within and among populations of the gynodioecious Thymus vulgaris (Labiatae) in southern France. American Journal of Botany 84(12): 1675-1684. {a} Cent. Ecol. Fonctionnelle Evolutive, CNRS, Route Mende, BP 5051, F-34033 Montpellier cedex, France
Tarayre, M. and J. D. Thompson (1997). Population genetic structure of the gynodioecious Thymus vulgaris L. (Labiatae) in southern France. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 10(2): 157-174. C.E.F.E.-C.N.R.S., 1919 Route de Mende, BP 5051, F-34033 Montpellier cedex, France
Uso, J. L., J. Mateu, et al. (1997). Allometric regression equations to determine aerial biomasses of Mediterranean shrubs. Plant Ecology 132(1): 59-69. {a} Dep. Mathematics, Univ. Jaume 1, 12071 Castellon, Spain
Venskutonis, P. R. (1997). Effect of drying on the volatile constituents of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and sage (Salvia officinalis L.). Food Chemistry 59(2): 219-227. Dep. Food Technol., Kaunas Univ. Technol., Radvilenu pl. 19, LT-3028 Kaunas, Lithuania
Agnihotri, S. and A. D. B. Vaidya (1996). A novel approach to study antibacterial properties of volatile components of selected Indian medicinal herbs. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 34(7): 712-715. C.B. Patel Res. Centre, Vile Parle, Bombay 400 056, India
Carpana, E., S. Cremasco, et al. (1996). Prophylaxis and control of honeybee American foulbrood using essential oils. Apicoltore Moderno 87(1): 11-16. {a} Ist. Naz. Apicoltura, Bologna, Italy
El, G. S. E., S. A. A. Amer, et al. (1996). Biological activity of thyme oil and thymol against Tetranychus urticae Koch. Anzeiger fuer Schaedlingskunde Pflanzenschutz Umweltschutz 69(7): 157-159. {a} Natl. Res. Centre, Dep. Pharmal. Sci., Dokki Cairo, Egypt
Floris, I., C. Carta, et al. (1996). Activity of various essentials oils against Bacillus larvae White in vitro and in apiary trials. Apidologie 27(2): 111-119. {a} Istituto di Entomologi agraria, Universita degli Studi, Via Muroni 23/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Haraguchi, H., T. Saito, et al. (1996). Antiperoxidative components in Thymus vulgaris. Planta Medica 62(3): 217-221. {a} Fac. Eng., Fukuyama Univ., Gakuen-cho, Fukuyama 729-02, Japan
Letchamo, W. and A. Gosselin (1996). Transpiration, essential oil glands, epicuticular wax and morphology of Thymus vulgaris are influenced by light intensity and water supply. Journal of Horticultural Science 71(1): 123-134. Hortic. Res. Centre, Dep. Plant Sci., Fac. Agric. Food, Laval Univ., Quebec , PQ G1K 7P4, Canada
Manicacci, D., D. Couvet, et al. (1996). Founder effects and sex ratio in the gynodioecious Thymus vulgaris L. Molecular Ecology 5(1): 63-72. {a} Dynamique Genome Evolution, I. J. M., Tour 42, Universite Paris VII, Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
Oszagyan, M., B. Simandi, et al. (1996). Supercritical fluid extraction of volatile compounds from lavandin and thyme. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 11(3): 157-165. {a} Dep. Chem. Eng., Technical Univ. Budapest, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
Sanchez, G. P. and J. S. Fernandez (1996). Thymus x lainzii Sanchez Gomez, Fern. Jimenez and F. Saez (Labiatae), a new hybrid from the Southeastern Iberian Peninsula. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 54(1): 300-302. Dep. de Biol. Vegetal, Fac. de Biol., Univ. de Murcia, E-30100 Campus de Espinardo, Spain
Shetty, K., T. L. Carpenter, et al. (1996). Selection of high phenolics-containing clones of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) using Pseudomonas sp. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 44(10): 3408-3411. {a} Dep. Food Sci., Chenoweth Lab., Univ. Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Venskutonis, R., L. Poll, et al. (1996). Influence of drying and irradiation on the composition of volatile compounds in thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.). Flavour and Fragrance Journal 11(2): 123-128. {a} Dep. Food Technol., Kaunas Univ. Technol., Radvilenu pl. 19, Kaunas, LT-3028, Lithuania
Zambonelli, A., A. A. Z. D, et al. (1996). Effects of essential oils on phytopathogenic fungi in vitro. Journal of Phytopathology Berlin 144(9-10): 491-494. {a} Dip. Protezione Valorizzazione Agroalimentare, Universita di Bologna, via Filippo Re 8, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Abd, E. M. M. and E. A. Omer (1995). Effect of essential oils of some medicinal plants on phytonematodes. Anzeiger fuer Schaedlingskunde Pflanzenschutz Umweltschutz 68(4): 82-84. {a} Dept. Plant Pathology, National Research Centre, Dokki 12311, Cairo, Egypt
Chapuis, J. L. and J. C. Gaudin (1995). Use of food resources by the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in a managed arid garrigue scrubland. Gibier Faune Sauvage 12(3): 213-230. {a} Lab. d'Evol. des Systemes Nat. et Modifies, URA 1853, Museum Natl. d'Histoire Naturelle, 36 rue Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, F 75005 Paris, France
De, K. C. and H. Basar (1995). Effect of humic substances in nutrient film technique on nutrient uptake. Journal of Plant Nutrition 18(4): 793-802. {a} Glasshouse Crops Res. Stn., P.O. Box 8, 2670 AA Naaldwijk, Netherlands
Gouyon, P. H. (1995). Study or conserve? From population biology to conservation biology. Ecologia Mediterranea 21(1-2): 309-311. Univ. Paris Sud Lab. Evolution et Systematique Veg., Bat. 362, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
Jeanmonod, D. and H. M. E. Burdet (1995). Notes and contributions on Corsican flora, XI. Candollea 50(2): 553-583. Conservatoire Jardin Botaniques Ville Geneve, Case Postale 60, CH-1292 Chambesy, Switzerland
Koelewijn, H. P. and D. J. M. M. Van (1995). Genetics of male sterility in gynodioecious Plantago coronopus: I. Cytoplasmic variation. Genetics 139(4): 1749-1758. {a} Neth. Inst. Ecol., Dep. Plant Popul. Biol., P.O. Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, Netherlands
Letchamo, W. and A. Gosselin (1995). Effects of HPS supplemental lighting and soil water levels on growth, essential oil content and composition of two thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) clonal selections. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 75(1): 231-238. Horticultural Res. Cent., Dep. Plant Sci., Fac. Agric. Food Sci., Lavel Univ., Ste-Foy, PQ G1K 7P4, Canada
Letchamo, W., H. L. Xu, et al. (1995). Variations in photosynthesis and essential oil in thyme. Journal of Plant Physiology 147(1): 29-37. Horticultural Res. Centre, Dep. Plant Sci., Fac. Agric. and Food Sci., Laval Univ., Ste Foy, PQ G1K 7P4, Canada
Letchamo, W., H. L. Xu, et al. (1995). Photosynthetic potential of Thymus vulgaris selections under two light regimes and three soil water levels. Scientia Horticulturae Amsterdam 62(1-2): 89-101. {a} Hortic. Res. Cent., Dep. Plant Sci., Fac. Agric. Food Sci., Laval Univ., Ste-Foy, Que. G1K 7P4, Canada
Linhart, Y. B. and J. D. Thompson (1995). Terpene-based selective herbivory by Helix aspersa (Mollusca) on Thymus vulgaris (Labiatae). Oecologia Berlin 102(1): 126-132. {a} Dep. Environ., Popul. Org. Biol., Univ. Colo. Boulder, 122 Ramaley, Campus Box 334, Boulder, CO 80309-0334, USA
McMillan, R. T., Jr. and W. R. Graves (1995). First report of Corynespora leaf spot of thyme in Florida. Plant Disease 79(11): 1186. Univ. Fla., Trop. Res. Educ. Cent., Homestead 33031, FL, USA
Morimitsu, Y., K. Yoshida, et al. (1995). Protein glycation inhibitors from thyme (Thymus vulgaris). Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry 59(11): 2018-2021. {a} Lab. Applied Microbiol., Sch. Food Nutritional Sci., Univ. Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Shizuoka 422, Japan
Saez, F. (1995). Essential oil variability of Thymus hyemalis growing wild in southeastern Spain. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 23(4): 431-438. Dep. Biol. Vegetal, Fac. Biol., Univ. Murcia, 30.100-Espinardo, Spain
Stahl, B. E. and J. Holthuijzen (1995). Essential Oil and Glycosidically Bound Volatiles of Lemon-scented Thymus x citriodorus (Pers.) Schreb. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 10(3): 225-229. Lehrstuhl Pharm. Biol., Univ., Bundesstrasse 43, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany
Tarayre, M., J. D. Thompson, et al. (1995). Intra-specific variation in the inhibitory effects of Thymus vulgaris (Labiatae) monoterpenes on seed germination. Oecologia Berlin 101(1): 110-118. {a} Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle Evolutive, C.N.R.S., Route de Mende, BP 5051, F-34033 Montpellier, France
Ternes, W., M. Gronemeyer, et al. (1995). Determination of p-cymene-2,3-diol, thymol, and carvacrol in different foodstuffs. Zeitschrift fuer Lebensmittel Untersuchung und Forschung 201(6): 544-547. {a} Chem. Inst., Vet. Sch. Hannover, Bischofsholer Damm 15, D-30173 Hannover, Germany
Walker, J. T. (1995). Garden Herbs as Hosts for Southern Rootknot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood, race 3). Hortscience 30(2): 292-293. Dep. Plant Pathol., Univ. Georgia, Coll. Agric. Environ. Sci., Georgia Stn., Griffin, GA 30223, USA
Zygadlo, J. A., A. L. Lamarque, et al. (1995). Use of essential oils as natural antioxidants. Grasas y Aceites 46(4-5): 285-288. {a} Catedra Quim. Organ., Fac. Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas Nat., Univ. Nacl. Cordoba, Avda, Velez Sarsfield 299, 5000 Cordoba, Argentina
Ghazoul, J. and P. G. Willmer (1994). Endothermic warm-up in two species of sphecid wasp and its relation to behaviour. Physiological Entomology 19(2): 103-108. {a} Sch. Biol. Med. Sci., Div. Evolutionary, Environmental Biol., Univ. St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, UK
Jackson, S. A. L. and R. K. M. Hay (1994). Characteristics of varieties of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) for use in the UK: Oil content, composition and related characters. Journal of Horticultural Science 69(2): 275-281. {a} Plant Sci. Dep., SAC Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW, UK
Letchamo, W., R. Marquard, et al. (1994). Effects of water supply and light intensity on growth and essential oil of two Thymus vulgaris selections. Angewandte Botanik 68(3-4): 83-88. {a} Horticultural Res. Centre, Dep. Plant Science, Faculty Agriculture Food Sciences, Laval Univ., Ste-Foy, PQ G1K 7P4, Canada
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