Quality Variation of the Moldovan Origanum vulgare L. ssp. vulgare L. and Origanum vulgare L. ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. Varieties in Drought Conditions

Maria Gonceariuc, Mircea Valentin Muntean, Violeta Butnaraş, Marcel Matei Duda, Anna Benea, Tamara Jelezneac, Zinaida Vornicu, Ludmila Cotelea and Pantelimon Botnarenco
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Maria Gonceariuc: Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Laboratory, Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, 20 Pădurii, 2002 Chișinău, Moldova
Mircea Valentin Muntean: Department of Technical Sciences and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Violeta Butnaraş: Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Laboratory, Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, 20 Pădurii, 2002 Chișinău, Moldova
Marcel Matei Duda: Department of Plant Culture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Anna Benea: Faculty of Pharmacy, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State Universities of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova, 66 Mălina Mică, 2025 Chișinău, Moldova
Tamara Jelezneac: Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Laboratory, Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, 20 Pădurii, 2002 Chișinău, Moldova
Zinaida Vornicu: Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Laboratory, Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, 20 Pădurii, 2002 Chișinău, Moldova
Ludmila Cotelea: Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Laboratory, Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, 20 Pădurii, 2002 Chișinău, Moldova
Pantelimon Botnarenco: Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Laboratory, Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, 20 Pădurii, 2002 Chișinău, Moldova

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 12, 1-19

Abstract: In this paper, we have comparatively analyzed two subspecies of Origanum vulgare ( O. vulgare ssp. hirtum and O. vulgare ssp. vulgare ) in climatic conditions with higher than usual temperatures from the Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection Chisinau, Rep. Moldova. The aim of the research was to study the producing capacity, content, composition of essential oil, as well as the polyphenols content in O. vulgare varieties, their drought testing and the selection of promising cultivars. Seven O. vulgare ssp. vulgare (Ov) varieties and fourteen O. vulgare ssp. hirtum (Oh) varieties were used as the biological material. The essential oil (EO) separated by hydrodistillation was analyzed by GC-MS techniques. The polyphenolic content was assessed using spectrophotometric techniques. The presence of a direct correlation between the content, production of essential oil and content of polyphenols has been highlighted. Thus, the varieties of O. vulgare ssp. hirtum demonstrate a higher content of essential oil than the varieties of O. vulgare ssp. vulgare , while the polyphenol content, on the other hand, is higher for the varieties of O. vulgare ssp. vulgare than for those of O. vulgare ssp. hirtum . This research has resulted in the selection of two varieties, i.e., “Savoare” of O. vulgare ssp. hirtum and “Panacea” of O. vulgare ssp. vulgare .

Keywords: Origanum vulgare ssp. vulgare; Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum; variety; essential oil; polyphenols; productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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