PROMOTION OF BASIL AS A TRADITIONAL HERB IN SERBIA

Damir Beatović; Slavica Jelačić; Đorđe Moravčević; Vlade Zarić

Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979) (Dec 2011)

PROMOTION OF BASIL AS A TRADITIONAL HERB IN SERBIA

Damir Beatović,
Slavica Jelačić,
Đorđe Moravčević,
Vlade Zarić

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Damir Beatović: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade-Zemun
Slavica Jelačić: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade-Zemun
Đorđe Moravčević: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade-Zemun
Vlade Zarić: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, BelgradeZemun

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 58, no. 1 Book 1

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Comprehensive feld research of Serbian basil have been performed, aimed promoting national and traditional herbs. Basil has been grown in Serbia in gardens since the 12th century. Due to its use in religious ceremonies it is grown on private plots and farms belonging to Serbian monasteries. Basil herb and essential oil are used in food and perfume industry and they are highly demanded raw material on the global market. A large number of samples have been collected during many years of research and documentation about basil originating from the territory of Serbia has been formed.

basil, promotion, tradition, Serbia

Published in Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979)

ISSN: 0352-3462 (Print); 2334-8453 (Online)
Publisher: Naučno društvo agrarnih ekonomista Balkana, Beograd; Institut za ekonomiku poljoprivrede, Beograd i Akademija ekonomskih nauka, Bukurešt
Country of publisher: Serbia
LCC subjects: Agriculture
Website: http://scindeks.ceon.rs/journalDetails.aspx?issn=0352-3462&lang=en

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