Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(8), 187-190 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260080187

Variability of essential oil content of Mentha L. taxa

Jarmila Neugebauerová1, K. Kaffková
1 Ústav zelináøství a kvìtináøství, Mendelova univerzita v Brnì, Valtická 337, 691 44 Lednice, Czech Republic

Species of genus Mentha L. can be described like herbs with many possibilities to use in industry and pharmacology. The most important product is essential oil. For commercially cultivating of species Mentha L. is variability of essential oil content very important characteristic. Variability of essential oil yield of twelve different taxa were monitored for four years. Essential oils were obtained via hydro-distillation and expressed as ml/kg. The highest variability of essential oil content during monitored period showed sample Pulegium vulgare and the lowest variability of essential oil content showed Mentha spicata.

Keywords: Mentha L., essential oil content, variability of yield

Received: September 13, 2012; Published: March 30, 2013  Show citation

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Neugebauerová, J., & Kaffková, K. (2012). Variability of essential oil content of Mentha L. taxa. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 60(8), 187-190. doi: 10.11118/actaun201260080187
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