Correlation between the output and composition of essential oil and the level of salicylic acid in mint plants at different ontogenetic stages

Dynamic changes in the content of acetylsalicylic acid and the output and qualitative composition of essential oil have been studied in mint plants (Mentha spicata L. and cultivar Medichka) during their ontogenesis with allowance for changes in weather conditions. Ontogenetic changes in the level of...

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Published in:Biology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2013-05, Vol.40 (3), p.275-280
Main Authors: Shelepova, O. V, Kondrat’eva, V. V, Voronkova, T. V, Olekhnovich, L. S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aspirin
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Biology
cultivars
Ecology
essential oils
leaves
Life Sciences
Mentha spicata
ontogeny
plant adaptation
Plant Physiology
salicylic acid
weather
Zoology
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Summary:Dynamic changes in the content of acetylsalicylic acid and the output and qualitative composition of essential oil have been studied in mint plants (Mentha spicata L. and cultivar Medichka) during their ontogenesis with allowance for changes in weather conditions. Ontogenetic changes in the level of acetylsalicylic acid in leaf tissues are found to be similar in both cv. Medichka and M. spicata. In the case of cv. Medichka, this change is connected with the dynamics of the production and the qualitative composition of essential oil; in the case of M. spicata, this connection is less expressed. The role of acetylsalicylic acid and essential oil in plant adaptation to the environment is discussed.
ISSN:1062-3590
1608-3059
DOI:10.1134/S1062359013020131