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The Scientific World Journal
Volume 2015, Article ID 352638, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/352638
Research Article

Chemical Diversity in Basil (Ocimum sp.) Germplasm

Andréa Santos da Costa,1 Maria de Fátima Arrigoni-Blank,1 José Luiz Sandes de Carvalho Filho,2 Aléa Dayane Dantas de Santana,1 Darlisson de Alexandria Santos,3 Péricles Barreto Alves,3 and Arie Fitzgerald Blank1

1Department of Agronomic Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe, Avenida Marechal Rondon s/n, 49100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
2Department of Agronomy, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Campus Universitário, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil
3Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Sergipe, Avenida Marechal Rondon s/n, 49100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil

Received 3 November 2014; Accepted 19 December 2014

Academic Editor: Carin von Muhlen

Copyright © 2015 Andréa Santos da Costa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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