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The Effect of Harvest Years on Chemical Composition of Essential Oil of Basil (Ocimum minimumL.) Leaves

Guilles Figueredo, Mehmet Musa Özcan, Mehmet Musa Özcan, Jean Claude Chalchat, Pierre Chalard, Battal Çelik, Mustafa Mete Özcan, Mustafa Mete Özcan

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The essential oils of basil (Ocimum minimum L.) leaves cultivated in Mersin (Büyükeceli-Gülnar) were extracted by hydrodistillation, and analysed by GC and GC-MS. The major constituents varied depending on harvest years. Linalool, eucalyptol, eugenol and epi-α-cadinol were determined as the major components of basil leaves collected between 2003 to 2008 years. The main constituents of oil were linalool (40.2 2% to 88.34%), eucalyptol (1.46% to 8.87%), eugenol (0.28% to 7.23%) and epi-α-cadinol (1.35% to 5.05%) depending on years. The essential oil composition varies qualitatively and/or quantitatively with the time of harvest.

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The essential oils of basil (Ocimum minimum L.) leaves cultivated in Mersin (Büyükeceli-Gülnar) were extracted by hydrodistillation, and analysed by GC and GC-MS. The major constituents varied depending on harvest years. Linalool, eucalyptol, eugenol and epi-α-cadinol were determined as the major components of basil leaves collected between 2003 to 2008 years. The main constituents of oil were linalool (40.2 2% to 88.34%), eucalyptol (1.46% to 8.87%), eugenol (0.28% to 7.23%) and epi-α-cadinol (1.35% to 5.05%) depending on years. The essential oil composition varies qualitatively and/or quantitatively with the time of harvest.

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The essential oils of basil (Ocimum minimum L.) leaves cultivated in Mersin (Büyükeceli-Gülnar) were extracted by hydrodistillation, and analysed by GC and GC-MS. The major constituents varied depending on harvest years. Linalool, eucalyptol, eugenol and epi-α-cadinol were determined as the major components of basil leaves collected between 2003 to 2008 years. The main constituents of oil were linalool (40.2 2% to 88.34%), eucalyptol (1.46% to 8.87%), eugenol (0.28% to 7.23%) and epi-α-cadinol (1.35% to 5.05%) depending on years. The essential oil composition varies qualitatively and/or quantitatively with the time of harvest.

Key concepts: Eucalyptol, Essential oil, Eugenol, Linalool, Ocimum, Methyl eugenol, Composition (language), Horticulture

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