Impact of Bio- and chemical fertilization on Growth, Yield, Essential oil and Chemical Composition of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) Plant.

Medicinal plants are considered modern resources for producing agents that could act as alternatives to antibiotics in demeanor of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The aim of the study was to evaluate the chemical composition and antibacterial activities of essential oil of Foeniculum vulgare (FV) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus subtilis. Gas chromatography mass spectrometry was done to specify chemical composion. As a screen test to detect antibacterial properties of the essential oil, agar disk and agar well diffusion methods were employed. Macrobroth tube test was performed to determinate MIC. The results indicated that the most substance found in FV essential oil was Trans-anethole (47.41 %), also the essential oil of FV with 0.007 g/ml concentration has prevented P. aeruginosa and with 0.002 g/ml concentration has prevented B. subtilis from the growth. Thus, the research represents the antibacterial effects of the medical herb on test P. aeruginosa and B. subtilis. We believe that the article provide support to the antibacterial properties of the essential oil. The results indicate the fact that the essential oil from the plant can be useful as medicinal or preservatives composition.

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Chemical composition and larvicidal activity of Algerian Foeniculum vulgare seed essential oil

Arabian Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1016/j.arabjc.2010.11.006 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 480-485 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Safia Zoubiri ◽

Aoumeur Baaliouamer ◽

Nabila Seba ◽

Nesrine Chamouni

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Larvicidal Activity ◽

Foeniculum Vulgare

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Effect of collection time on chemical composition of the essential oil of Foeniculum vulgare subsp. piperitum growing wild in Turkey

European Food Research and Technology ◽

10.1007/s00217-006-0309-x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 224 (2) ◽

pp. 279-281 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Mehmet Musa Özcan ◽

Jean Claude Chalchat

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Foeniculum Vulgare ◽

Collection Time

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Chemical Composition and Acaricidal Effects of Essential Oils ofFoeniculum vulgareMill. (Apiales: Apiaceae) andLavandula angustifoliaMiller (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) againstTetranychus urticaeKoch (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Psyche A Journal of Entomology ◽

10.1155/2014/424078 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Asgar Ebadollahi ◽

Jalal Jalali Sendi ◽

Alireza Aliakbar ◽

Jabraeil Razmjou

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Spider Mite ◽

Mite Species ◽

Contact Toxicity ◽

Fumigant Toxicity ◽

Foeniculum Vulgare ◽

Nontarget Organisms ◽

Two Spotted Spider Mite

Utilization of synthetic acaricides causes negative side-effects on nontarget organisms and environment and most of the mite species such as two spotted spider mite,Tetranychus urticaeKoch, are becoming resistant to these chemicals. In the present study, essential oils of fennel,Foeniculum vulgareMill., and lavender,Lavandula angustifoliaMiller, were hydrodistilled using Clevenger apparatus and chemical composition of these oils was analyzed by GC-MS. Anethole (46.73%), limonene (13.65%), andα-fenchone (8.27%) in the fennel essential oil and linalool (28.63%), 1,8-cineole (18.65%), and 1-borneol (15.94%) in the lavender essential oil were found as main components. Contact and fumigant toxicity of essential oils was assessed against adult females ofT. urticaeafter 24 h exposure time. The essential oils revealed strong toxicity in both contact and fumigant bioassays and the activity dependeds on essential oil concentrations. Lethal concentration 50% for the population of mite (LC50) was found as 0.557% (0.445–0.716) and 0.792% (0.598–1.091) in the contact toxicity and 1.876 μL/L air (1.786–1.982) and 1.971 μL/L air (1.628–2.478) in the fumigant toxicity for fennel and lavender oils, respectively. Results indicated thatF. vulgareandL. angustifoliaessential oils might be useful for managing of two spotted spider mite,T. urticae.

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