scholarly journals Essential Oil Yields and Quality of Fennel Grown in Nova Scotia

HortScience ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 1640-1643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly M. Bowes ◽  
Valtcho D. Zheljazkov
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Essential Oil Composition ◽  
Oil Composition ◽  
Foeniculum Vulgare ◽  
Methyl Chavicol ◽  
Oil Crop ◽  
Seeding Date

Field and laboratory experiments were conducted at two sites in Nova Scotia during 2001 and 2002 to assess the potential to grow fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) as an essential oil crop in the Maritime region of Canada. Three cultivars—`Shumen', `Berfena', and `Sweet Fennel'—and two seeding dates—24 May and 8 June—were evaluated. Essential oil yields and composition were determined and compared to commercially available fennel essential oil from the U.S. The highest herbage yields were produced by `Shumen' from the earlier seeding date. Essential oil content and yields were lowest in `Sweet Fennel' and highest in `Shumen'. The major component of the essential oil was anethole, 47% to 80.2%. Other major components of the essential oil were methyl chavicol, fenchone, α-phellandrene, α-pinene, ortho cymene, β-phellandrene, fenchyl acetate, β-pinene, and apiole. The essential oil composition was unique to each cultivar. The highest methyl chavicol content was in `Shumen', while the highest concentration of phellandrene, fenchyl acetate and apiole were detected in `Sweet Fennel' oil. Fenchone, ortho cymene, β-pinene, α-phellandrene, and α-pinene were the highest in `Berfena'. The composition of the oil was similar to the commercially purchased oil and met industry requirements of oil composition. The results suggest there is potential to grow fennel as an essential oil crop in Nova Scotia.

Influence of seeding date and harvest stage on yields and essential oil composition of three cultivars of dill (Anethum graveolens L.) grown in Nova Scotia

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 1155-1160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly M. Bowes ◽  
Valtcho D. Zheljazkov ◽  
Claude D. Caldwell ◽  
James A. Pincock ◽  
Jeffrey C. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Steam Distillation ◽  
Essential Oil Composition ◽  
Nutrient Requirements ◽  
Oil Composition ◽  
Anethum Graveolens ◽  
Seeding Date ◽  
Harvest Dates ◽  
Seed Yields

Experiments were conducted in two locations in Nova Scotia, Canning and Truro, during 2001 and 2002 to determine the effect of seeding date and harvest stage on productivity and composition of essential oil from Anethum graveolens L. ‘Mesten, Dukat’ and ‘Hercules’. Delayed seeding generally reduced yields and altered the concentration of some essential oil components. Both dill seed and dill weed oil from this study had compositions similar to commercially available oil and reported dill oil compositions. The seed oil had moderate to high carvone content (17.9–64.0%) as is desired for the international market. Carvone content in oil increased as the plants matured. Lower yields and essential oil yields were obtained from cv. Hercules compared with the other two cultivars. Herbage yields and essential oil content were typical for the plant species; seed yields were below average, but there is potential to increase these yields through different seeding dates, harvest dates and investigation into optimum nutrient requirements. Key words: Dill, Anethum graveolens, Apiaceae, essential oil, hydrodistillation, steam distillation

Comparative essential oil composition of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) fruits collected during different three years

Planta Medica ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
AC Aprotosoaie ◽  
V Floria ◽  
A Spac ◽  
A Miron ◽  
M Hancianu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Essential Oil Composition ◽  
Oil Composition ◽  
Foeniculum Vulgare

Effect of harvest date on the yield and quality of the essential oil of peppermint

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 815-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Court ◽  
Robert Pocs ◽  
Robert C. Roy
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Essential Oil Composition ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Mentha Piperita ◽  
Oil Composition ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Loamy Sand Soil ◽  
Physical And Chemical

A field experiment was conducted from 1989 to 1991 on a Fox loamy sand soil to study the effects of harvest date on selected agronomic, physical and chemical characteristics of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.). Plant biomass and essential oil yields increased throughout the season to a maximum in very late August to early September. Menthol, neomenthol, and menthyl acetate concentrations increased in the essential oil with plant development. The amount of menthone and isomenthone was highest in immature plants. The concentrations of menthofuran and pulegone in the essential oil corresponded to the amount of flower bloom in the peppermint. Changes during the season in the concentrations of piperitone, terpinene-4-ol, α-terpineol, 1,8-cineole, limonene, γ-terpinene, terpinolene, α-terpinene, α-pinene, β-pinene, 3-octanol, β-myrcene, Linalool, sabinene, caryophyllene and Germacrene-D were typically quite small. In general, these preliminary results indicate that peppermint can be grown successfully on the coarse-textured soils of Ontario. Key words: Mentha piperita L., peppermint, essential oil, essential oil composition, harvesting date

Effect of elevation and phenological stages on essential oil composition of Stachys

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masomeh Alimohammadi ◽  
Mehrab Yadegari ◽  
Hamze Ali Shirmardi
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Oil Content ◽  
Essential Oil Composition ◽  
Oil Composition ◽  
Flowering Stage ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Phenological Stages ◽  
Methyl Chavicol ◽  
Full Flowering ◽  
Germacrene D

AbstractObjective:Determine the best elevation and phenological stages effects on essential oil content and composition inMaterials and methods:Three phenological stages (vegetative, full flowering and seeding) and three elevation ranges (2500–2700, 2700–2900 and over 2900 m), shoots of plants collected from Kallar mountain as natural habitats from Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. Composition of essential oil detected by GC/MS.Results:The maximum amount of secondary metabolites of β-ocimene, methyl chavicol, germacrene-D, 1,8 cineole and phthalate had measured in vegetative stage and various of elevation ranges. The most essential oil content (0.145%) was obtained in 2700–2900 m and full flowering stage. The most components in full flowering were β-eudesmol, menthol and γ-eudesmol. The most of germacrene-D, levomenol, β-thujene, β-caryophyllene, β-sesquiphellandrene, α-eudesmol and delta-cadinene was achieved in seeding stage.Conclusion:Elevation and phenological stages had significant effect on essential oil of

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