ISHS Acta Horticulturae 569: I Latin-American Symposium on the Production of Medicinal, Aromatic and Condiments Plants
ESSENTIAL OIL CONTENTS IN TWO CULTIVARS OF BASIL CULTIVATED ON NFT-HYDROPONICS |
| Authors: | J.P. Feijão Teixeira, M.O.M. Marques, P.R. Furlani, R. Facanali |
| Keywords: | Ocimum basilicum, Lamiaceae, linalool, essential oil composition, production |
| Abstract:
The composition of the essential oil of Ocimum basilicum obtained from two cultivars Maximum and Minimum, cultivated in a hydroponic system showed oil of high quality. The cultivar Maximum accumulated 22 % more of dry matter and 44 % more fresh matter than the Minimum. The extraction of essential oils leaves sum the yielded 0.13 – 0.15 % w/w. The level of main substances in the essential oil of the two studied genotypes, 1.8 cineole (6.97 and 2.72 %), and trans-  -farnesene (1.77 and 2.52 %), were significantly different.
The cultivar used can be classified as European Type or Linalool Rich Type according to monoterpenes content, linalool (50,69 and 50,82 %).
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