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Article

Seasonal Variation of Aromatic Plants under Cultivation Conditions

by
Michalis K. Stefanakis
1,2,†,
Charikleia Papaioannou
3,†,
Vaia Lianopoulou
1,
Eleni Philotheou-Panou
1,
Anastasia E. Giannakoula
1,* and
Diamanto M. Lazari
4
1
Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Agriculture, International Hellenic University, 54700 Sindos, Greece
2
Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
3
Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
4
Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Plants 2022, 11(16), 2083; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11162083
Submission received: 26 July 2022 / Revised: 4 August 2022 / Accepted: 4 August 2022 / Published: 9 August 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physiological/Biochemical Responses to Abiotic Stress in Horticultural and Ornamental Plants)
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Abstract

In this study, five plant species, members of the Lamiaceae family, namely Salvia officinalis L., Salvia rosmarinus Spenn, Mentha × piperita L., Mentha spicata L. and Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum (Link) Ietswaart, were studied for the influence of harvesting time on the herb crop yield, the volatile compounds (EOs) content/yield and their chemical composition. EOs were isolated by means of hydro-distillation from different plant parts at different growth stages. Their components were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The highest yields of EOs were obtained at the full flowering stage and important changes were observed in their composition. The fluctuations in the percentage composition of the major compounds in the EOs, throughout harvesting time, were observed at camphor/α-thujone for S. officinalis, camphor/1,8-cineole for S. rosmarinus, linalool/linalyl acetate and carvone/limonene for M. × piperita and M. spicata, respectively. The chemotype of O. vulgare subsp. hirtum was identified as carvacrol. The optimization of harvesting time could lead to increased crop production and better EOs quality control, with numerous industrial benefits upon the commercial production of such products.
Keywords: Lamiaceae; volatile compounds; chemical composition; GC-MS; crop yield Lamiaceae; volatile compounds; chemical composition; GC-MS; crop yield
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Stefanakis, M.K.; Papaioannou, C.; Lianopoulou, V.; Philotheou-Panou, E.; Giannakoula, A.E.; Lazari, D.M. Seasonal Variation of Aromatic Plants under Cultivation Conditions. Plants 2022, 11, 2083. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11162083

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Stefanakis MK, Papaioannou C, Lianopoulou V, Philotheou-Panou E, Giannakoula AE, Lazari DM. Seasonal Variation of Aromatic Plants under Cultivation Conditions. Plants. 2022; 11(16):2083. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11162083

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Stefanakis, Michalis K., Charikleia Papaioannou, Vaia Lianopoulou, Eleni Philotheou-Panou, Anastasia E. Giannakoula, and Diamanto M. Lazari. 2022. "Seasonal Variation of Aromatic Plants under Cultivation Conditions" Plants 11, no. 16: 2083. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11162083

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Stefanakis, M. K., Papaioannou, C., Lianopoulou, V., Philotheou-Panou, E., Giannakoula, A. E., & Lazari, D. M. (2022). Seasonal Variation of Aromatic Plants under Cultivation Conditions. Plants, 11(16), 2083. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11162083

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