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ESSENTIAL OIL CONTENTS IN TWO CULTIVARS OF BASIL CULTIVATED ON NFT-HYDROPONICS
Article number
569_32
Pages
203 – 208
Language
English
Abstract
The composition of the essential oil of Ocimum basilicum obtained from two cultivars Maximum and Minimum, cultivated in a hydroponic system showed oil of high quality.
The cultivar Maximum accumulated 22 % more of dry matter and 44 % more fresh matter than the Minimum.
The extraction of essential oils leaves sum the yielded 0.13 0.15 % w/w.
The level of main substances in the essential oil of the two studied genotypes, 1.8 cineole (6.97 and 2.72 %), and trans-
-farnesene (1.77 and 2.52 %), were significantly different.
The cultivar used can be classified as European Type or Linalool Rich Type according to monoterpenes content, linalool (50,69 and 50,82 %).
The cultivar Maximum accumulated 22 % more of dry matter and 44 % more fresh matter than the Minimum.
The extraction of essential oils leaves sum the yielded 0.13 0.15 % w/w.
The level of main substances in the essential oil of the two studied genotypes, 1.8 cineole (6.97 and 2.72 %), and trans-
-farnesene (1.77 and 2.52 %), were significantly different.The cultivar used can be classified as European Type or Linalool Rich Type according to monoterpenes content, linalool (50,69 and 50,82 %).
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Authors
J.P. Feijão Teixeira, M.O.M. Marques, P.R. Furlani, R. Facanali
Keywords
Ocimum basilicum, Lamiaceae, linalool, essential oil composition, production
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