Effects of salicylic acid on quality and quantity of essential oil components in salvia macrosiphon

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2010

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Uludağ Üniversitesi

Abstract

The essential oil of Salvia macrosiphon Boiss use as a folk medicine. The effect of Exogenous application of salicylic acid (0 , 200 , 4oo mgL-1 ) in early flowering stage on components of essential oils of Salvia was evaluated. Its essential oil was analyzed by GC and GC/MS .The SA application increased Linalool from 20.02% ( 0 mgL-1) to 41.37% (400 mgL-1 ) , Hexyl isobutanat from 3.17%( 0 mgL-1) to 5.6% (400 mgL-1 ) and decrease δ -cadinen from 5.63% ( 0 mgL-1) to 3.86% (400 mgL-1 ) . Some compounds such as Franesol, δ –Amorphene, Caryophyllene oxide, Hexyl octanoate, Beta Eudesmol and α-Bisabolol only detected in control treatment. α – Pinene and 1,8-Cineol only detected in plants treated with SA.The yield of essential oil was 0.23% in ( 0 mgL-1) and 0.48% (400 mgL-1 ). The results suggest that SA application manipulated essential oil.

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Sag, Linalool, Essential oil, Stress, Lamiaceae

Citation

Rowshan, V. vd. (2010). "Effects of salicylic acid on quality and quantity of essential oil components in salvia macrosiphon". Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences, 4(11), 77-82.