Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Former M.Sc. Student, Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Plant Production, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of of Plant Production, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of of Plant Production, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Iran

Abstract

German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) is one of the most important industrial medicinal plant. In
this experiment the effects of foliar application of salicylic acid in different levels (0, 10-2, 10-4, 10-6) were
investigated on the floral traits and essential oil content of three ecotypes (Italian, Tehran, Zabol) of
German chamomile. The results showed that maximum percentage of essential oil (1.5 weight percent)
was obtained from Zabol ecotype as sprayed with 10-4 M of salicylic acid and Maximum oil yield (0.085
gr per pot) was obtained from Italy ecotype in which treated with 10-2 M salicylic acid. Among the
identified sesquiterpenes of essential oil, Chamazulene, E-β Farencene and α-Bisabolol oxide A were
significantly varied based on the experimental treatments. The highest amount of Chamazulene (3.789
percent) was recorded in Italian ecotype in which treated with 10-2 M salicylic acid, and the same ecotype
produced highest amount of farencene (2.264 percent) when treated with 10-2 M Salicylic acid. The
application of salicylic acid in concentrations of 10-4 and 10-6 M increased the α-Bisabolol oxide A
(respectively, 70.907 and 73.482 percent) Compare with control. Generally, contrary to essential oil yield
component, only the essential oil yield and its constituent were affected by salicylic acid application and
the responses of experimental ecotypes was varied.

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