Influence of the nitrogen fertilization on chemical composition of the essential oil of white basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

Authors

  • Jany Fernández-Delgado Instituto de Investigaciones Hortícolas “Liliana Dimitrova” (IIHLD), Mayabeque, Cuba
  • Malorie Gely Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Facultad de Farmacia, Montpellier, Francia
  • Alain Ratnadass Cirad, UPR HortSys, Montpellier, Francia
  • Chantal Menut Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Facultad de Farmacia, Montpellier, Francia
  • María Isabel Hernández-Díaz Instituto de Investigaciones Hortícolas “Liliana Dimitrova” (IIHLD), Mayabeque, Cuba

Abstract

Chemical composition of essential oil of white basil, grown with different nitrogen levels it was studied by gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC/FID) and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The extraction of the essential oil was carried out to samples of fresh and dry leaves, being obtained a significant decrease in the yield and in the content of certain compounds such as the eugenol in the dry samples. The results also show that soil enrichment with nitrogen doesn´t have significant effect on the yield or the chemical composition of essential oil.

Keywords: Ocimum basilicum L., essential oil, fertilization.

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2017-10-06

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Fernández-Delgado, J., Gely, M., Ratnadass, A., Menut, C., & Hernández-Díaz, M. I. (2017). Influence of the nitrogen fertilization on chemical composition of the essential oil of white basil (Ocimum basilicum L.). Revista Cubana De Química, 29(3), 436–443. Retrieved from https://cubanaquimica.uo.edu.cu/index.php/cq/article/view/2958

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Vol. 29 No. 3 (2017)

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