Articles
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FOUR CHAMOMILE CULTIVARS CULTIVATED IN IRAN
Article number
749_7
Pages
93 – 96
Language
English
Abstract
Chamomile (Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauch) is a highly valued medicinal and aromatic plant.
In consideration of the demand from the pharmaceutical industry for this plant and with respect to the quality of Iranian wild growing chamomile, seeds of Bodegold (tetraploid), Germania (diploid), Bona (diploid) and Goral (tetraploid) cultivars were cultivated in spring 2004 at Mashhad climate.
The research was conducted in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 4 replicates.
During the flowering periods, growth indexes, including plant height, number of anthodia/plant, anthodia diameter, flower yield/plant, and the essential oil content, were measured.
A significant difference between the plant height of Goral and Bodegold (85.5 cm and 77.2, respectively) and between Germania and Bona (74.2 cm and 70.4 cm, respectively) were observed.
The largest anthodia diameter belonged to Bodegold (22 mm) and the smallest to Goral (19 mm). Goral had the highest anthodia yield and Bona had the lowest anthodia yield.
The essential oil contents ranged from 0.68-0.82% (v/v) for Bodegold, 0.52-1.08% (v/v) for Germania, 0.53-1.02% (v/v) for Bona, and 0.63-0.95% for Goral.
In consideration of the demand from the pharmaceutical industry for this plant and with respect to the quality of Iranian wild growing chamomile, seeds of Bodegold (tetraploid), Germania (diploid), Bona (diploid) and Goral (tetraploid) cultivars were cultivated in spring 2004 at Mashhad climate.
The research was conducted in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 4 replicates.
During the flowering periods, growth indexes, including plant height, number of anthodia/plant, anthodia diameter, flower yield/plant, and the essential oil content, were measured.
A significant difference between the plant height of Goral and Bodegold (85.5 cm and 77.2, respectively) and between Germania and Bona (74.2 cm and 70.4 cm, respectively) were observed.
The largest anthodia diameter belonged to Bodegold (22 mm) and the smallest to Goral (19 mm). Goral had the highest anthodia yield and Bona had the lowest anthodia yield.
The essential oil contents ranged from 0.68-0.82% (v/v) for Bodegold, 0.52-1.08% (v/v) for Germania, 0.53-1.02% (v/v) for Bona, and 0.63-0.95% for Goral.
Authors
M. Azizi, R. Bos, H.J. Woerdenbag, O. Kayser
Keywords
diploid, essential oil, Matricaria recutita, medicinal plant, morphology, tetraploid, yield
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