GC–MS profiling of fatty acid composition and antioxidant evaluation of Asphodelus microcarpus Salzm. & Viv. seed oils collected from different Moroccan regions | OCL

Minor oils from atypical plant sources / Huiles mineures de sources végétales atypiques

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Issue		OCL Volume 33, 2026 Minor oils from atypical plant sources / Huiles mineures de sources végétales atypiques


Article Number		3
Number of page(s)		14
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2025041
Published online		16 January 2026

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