Composition of Lavandula angustifolia L. cultivated in Transylvania, Romania

An increasing market demand concerning lavender essential oil is reported. Identification and characterization of the main compounds of this oil is needed, in order to identify chemotypes. This information is useful for further uses of the produced oil. Essential oil extracted from two Lavandula ang...

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Published in:Notulae botanicae Horti agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 2019, Vol.47 (3), p.643
Main Authors: OROIAN, Camelia, ODAGIU, Antonia, RACZ, Csaba Pal, OROIAN, Ioan, MUREȘAN, Iulia C., DUDA, Marcel, ILEA, Marioara, BRAȘOVEAN, Ioan, IEDERAN, Cristian, MARCHIȘ, Zamfir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetic acid
Chemical composition
Cluster analysis
Composition
Cultivation
Essential oils
Gas chromatography
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavender oil
Linalool
Linalyl acetate
Oils & fats
Qualitative analysis
Statistical analysis
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Summary:An increasing market demand concerning lavender essential oil is reported. Identification and characterization of the main compounds of this oil is needed, in order to identify chemotypes. This information is useful for further uses of the produced oil. Essential oil extracted from two Lavandula angustifolia L. varieties, cultivated in different areas of Transylvania, Romania, was analysed from the point of view of qualitative and quantitative composition, using gas-chromatography. Basic statistics was used for calculation of essential oil compounds means and dispersion parameters, while the profile of the essential oil composition was emphasized using Box-Plot diagrams and cluster analysis. Nine compounds, in different amounts were quantified, and two chemotypes, corresponding to ‘Mailette’ and ‘Vera’ varieties were established (linalool, and linalyl acetate, respectively). Differences in essential oil composition are recorded in ‘Vera’ variety corresponding to ‘Vera’ linalyl acetate chemotype, function of specific condition of lavender cultivation area.
ISSN:0255-965X
1842-4309
DOI:10.15835/nbha47311565