Effect of Different Planting Times on Essential Oil Components of Different Mint (Mentha spp.) Varieties

Authors : Abdulhabip ÖZEL

Pages : 289-294

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Publication Date : 2002-10-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was carried out to determine the effect of different planting times on the essential oil components of different mint varieties insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Mentha arvensis var. piperascens, M. piperita Mitcham, M. piperita Eskişehir and M. piperita Prilubskaja);. The field trials were conducted at the GAP Agricultural Research Station under Harran Plain conditions in 1993 and 1994. The mint oil components, a-pinene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.49-1.00%);, b-pinene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.38-2.12%);, 1,8-cineole insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.64-10.85%);, menthone, menthofuran insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(28.09-49.52%);, menthole insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(22.55-38.89%);, pulegone insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.00-1.32%);, menthyl acetate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.46-6.78%); and b-caryophyllene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.54-2.84%);, were determined. The results indicated that the essential oil components were affected by planting times, mint varieties and cutting numbers. The highest menthole ratio was obtained from M. arvensis var. piperascens insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(33.50-38.89%);, from second cutting and autumn transplantation. Therefore, autumn transplantations are more suitable under Harran Plain conditions.
Keywords : Mint varieties Mentha piperita L, M arvensis var piparescens Holmes, , Planting times, Essential oil components