Investigation of the effect of selenium on growth, antioxidant capacity and secondary metabolites in Melissa officinalis

Subject Areas : Phytochemistry

Sarah  Tavakoli ¹ (Department of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran)
Shekoofeh  Enteshari ² (Department of Biology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran)
Maryam  Yousefifard ³ (Department of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2020-04-25 Accepted : 2020-04-25 Published : 2020-01-01

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