PJB-2019-469
CULTIVATION POSSIBILITIES OF SALVIA ARAMIENSIS (RECH. FIL) IN CONTINENTAL AND MEDITERRANEAN TYPE OF CLIMATE
Ahmet YENÄ°KALAYCI
Abstract
Abstract Salvia aramiensis Rech., a perennial species native to the Eastern Mediterranean, is used for medicinal purposes and as herbal tea. The cultivation possibilities, herbage yield, essential oil content and components of S. aramiensis were investigated in two different elevations (Adana 23 m above sea level (asl) and Pozantı 1200 m asl) in the continental and Mediterranean type of climate for 2 years. The measured plant parameters were plant height, fresh and dry herbage, leaf, flower weights, essential oil content and essential oil composition. Plant height differences were not significant at both locations and years. The dry herbage weights varied between years and locations. The highest herbage weight (7406 kg ha-1) was obtained at Adana in the first year and the lowest was (2222 kg ha-1) obtained at Pozantı in the second year. Essential oil contents varied between 1.5 and 2.9%. The highest leaf essential oil content and yield were obtained at Adana in the second year and the lowest was obtained at Pozantı in the first year. The major essential oil found in the leaves and the flowers were α-pinene, β-pinene, 1,8-cineole, borneol, camphor and viridiflorol at both locations. The performance of Salvia aramiensis at Adana was greater than Pozantı. Salvia aramiensis could be suggested for Adana.
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