AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF OREGANO (ORIGANUM SPP.) SPECIES COMMONLY FOUND IN THE FLORA OF ANTALYA

Authors

  • K. Turgut
  • S. Tugrul Ay

Abstract

In this study, some agronomic traits of Origanum species (O. saccatum, O. solymicum, O. majorana, O. onites and O. vulgare subsp. hirtum) collected from the natural flora of Antalya were investigated. The Origanum plants were propagated by stem cuttings from collection garden and planted at the experimental field with three replicates “Randomized Complete Plot Design”. In this research, green and dry herbage yield (kg/da), plant heigth (cm), branch number (number/plant) and essential oil yield (kg/da) of species were investigated. Air-dried aerial parts of the plants were subjected to hydrodistillation for 3 h using a Clevenger-type apparatus. The percentage yields of the oils were calculated on a dry weight basis. The research results showed that O. saccatum gave the highest mean values on plant height (64.8 cm), branch number (56.8), green and dry herbage yield (834.3 and 382.0 kg/da, respectively) and essential oil yield (11.5 l/da). In terms of essential oil yield, O. onites (7.6 l/da) and O. majorana (7.1 l/da) statistically made up second group and followed by O. vulgare subsp. hirtum (2.4 l/da) and O. solymicum (0.7 l/da). After all, O. saccatum appeared to be good candidate for breeding and cultivation studies. Acknowledgements: Funded by Akdeniz University Scientific Research Project Unit

Author Biography

K. Turgut

Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

Published

2009-04-24

How to Cite

Turgut, K., & Tugrul Ay, S. (2009). AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF OREGANO (ORIGANUM SPP.) SPECIES COMMONLY FOUND IN THE FLORA OF ANTALYA. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 6, 355–356. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/708

Issue

ABSTRACTS OF THE WORLD CONGRESS ON MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS, CAPE TOWN NOVEMBER 2008

Section

Conference Abstracts

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