ISHS Acta Horticulturae 500: II WOCMAP Congress Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Part 1: Biological Resources, Sustainable Use, Conservation and Ethnobotany
RESULTS OF SOME INTRODUCTORY ASSAYS OF ORIGANUM SP. IN JUJUY |
| Authors: | A.C. Molina, C.I. Viturro, S.G. Molina, E. Campos, M. Zampini |
| Keywords: | Origanum majorana L., Essential oil composition, Essential oil yield, Terpin-4-ol, p-cymene, Carvacrol, Trans-sabinene |
| Abstract:
A systematic study of Origanum sp. was started reproducing plant material from local producers in Jujuy (NW Argentina). The plants grew vigorously and healthy and the essential oil (EO) yields were promising (0.28–1.55%, fresh basis). Composition of the EO showed that all the cultivars were of O. majorana and according to the major components could be classified as: (I):terpin-4-ol, p-cymene; (II): terpin-4-ol, | |
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-terpinene; (III): p-cymene, terpin-4-ol, carvacrol; (IV): terpin-4-ol, 
