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A Comparison of the Oils of Rose-Scented Geranium (Pelargoniumsp.) Propagated by Tissue Culture and Cuttings

Esmort H. Chisowa, W. K. Chishimba, David R. Hall, Dudley I. Farman

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Rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium sp.) was propagated by tissue culture and cuttings. The hydrodistilled oils from the two groups of plants were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The two oils contained similar major components in relative amounts except citronellol which differed by a large margin. The major components in the oils from plants raised by tissue culture and cuttings were citronellol (36.1%; 42.8%), citronellyl formate (8.3%; 11.5%), geraniol (9.2%; 9.1%) and isomenthone (9.9%; 7.1%), respectively.

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Rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium sp.) was propagated by tissue culture and cuttings. The hydrodistilled oils from the two groups of plants were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The two oils contained similar major components in relative amounts except citronellol which differed by a large margin. The major components in the oils from plants raised by tissue culture and cuttings were citronellol (36.1%; 42.8%), citronellyl formate (8.3%; 11.5%), geraniol (9.2%; 9.1%) and isomenthone (9.9%; 7.1%), respectively.

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Rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium sp.) was propagated by tissue culture and cuttings. The hydrodistilled oils from the two groups of plants were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The two oils contained similar major components in relative amounts except citronellol which differed by a large margin. The major components in the oils from plants raised by tissue culture and cuttings were citronellol (36.1%; 42.8%), citronellyl formate (8.3%; 11.5%), geraniol (9.2%; 9.1%) and isomenthone (9.9%; 7.1%), respectively.

Key concepts: Citronellol, Geranium, Cutting, Geraniol, Geraniaceae, Botany, Biology, Horticulture

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