CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DATA CONCERNING PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES OF OCIMUM BASILICUM L.
Journal Title: Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi, Serie noua, Sectiunea II a. Biologie vegetala - Year 2005, Vol 51, Issue 0
Abstract
The intensity of photosynthetic, respiratory and transpiration processes, as well as the content of main chemical components have been determined for Ocimum basilicum L. plants. Basil is a plant known ever since Ancient Orient for its medicinal and aromatic properties. Ocimum basilicum L. or common basil is a camphor rich species, having a wide variety of chemotypes with a predominant component, which leads to various ranges of essential oils. Gulati and Sinha (1989) [1] have identified three basil chemotypes. Essential oil extracted from the first of these chemotypes contains mainly: 42,23% methyl-cynamate and 38,23% linalool, the second chemotype contains: 42,60% linalool, 41,80% methyl-cynamate and the third chemotype has a higher content of methyl cynamate (51,34%) and a lower content of linalool (19,68%). Most researches on the basil plants have concerned the chemical composition of the plants and very few referred to physiological processes.
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I. BURZO, D. MIHAIESCU
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