<b>The growth, photosynthetic pigments and essential oil composition of monocropped and intercropped lemon balm with yarrow
The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of lemon balm intercropping with yarrow on the vegetative growth, photosynthetic pigments and essential oil contents as well as the chemical composition of essential oils. Accordingly, the lemon balm and yarrow monocroppings were compared to the...
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| author | Thaís Cristina Silva José Eduardo Brasil Pereira Pinto Fernanda Ventorim Pacheco Heitor Luiz Heiderich Roza Diogo Mendes da Silva Lordêllo Suzan Kelly Vilela Bertolucci |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of lemon balm intercropping with yarrow on the vegetative growth, photosynthetic pigments and essential oil contents as well as the chemical composition of essential oils. Accordingly, the lemon balm and yarrow monocroppings were compared to the intercropping of both species. The plants were cultivated for 120 days under field conditions. The experimental design followed randomized blocks with seven repetitions. Growth was assessed through the accumulation of shoot dry matter and through the leaf area. The photosynthetic pigment content was set based on the fully expanded leaves from five plants in each treatment. The essential oil was extracted through the hydrodistillation of the lemon balm leaves and yarrow leaflets dehydrated in a forced ventilation oven at 40°C. The chemical analyses of the essential oils were performed using GC-FID and GC-MS. Intercropping showed a reduction of vegetative growth. However, intercropping increased the lemon balm essential oil content. On the other hand, these parameters did not change in yarrow. There were variations in the level of chemical constituents in lemon balm and yarrow essential oils, which were more evident in the major constituents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ee482feedda4659986ef507ad56bc332022-12-21T18:51:32ZengEduem (Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá)Acta Scientiarum: Agronomy1807-86212018-08-01401e35506e3550610.4025/actasciagron.v40i1.3550618579<b>The growth, photosynthetic pigments and essential oil composition of monocropped and intercropped lemon balm with yarrowThaís Cristina Silva0José Eduardo Brasil Pereira Pinto1Fernanda Ventorim Pacheco2Heitor Luiz Heiderich Roza3Diogo Mendes da Silva Lordêllo4Suzan Kelly Vilela Bertolucci5Universidade Federal de LavrasUniversidade Federal de LavrasFernanda Ventorim PachecoUniversidade Federal de LavrasUniversidade Federal de LavrasUniversidade Federal de LavrasThe purpose of this study was to assess the influence of lemon balm intercropping with yarrow on the vegetative growth, photosynthetic pigments and essential oil contents as well as the chemical composition of essential oils. Accordingly, the lemon balm and yarrow monocroppings were compared to the intercropping of both species. The plants were cultivated for 120 days under field conditions. The experimental design followed randomized blocks with seven repetitions. Growth was assessed through the accumulation of shoot dry matter and through the leaf area. The photosynthetic pigment content was set based on the fully expanded leaves from five plants in each treatment. The essential oil was extracted through the hydrodistillation of the lemon balm leaves and yarrow leaflets dehydrated in a forced ventilation oven at 40°C. The chemical analyses of the essential oils were performed using GC-FID and GC-MS. Intercropping showed a reduction of vegetative growth. However, intercropping increased the lemon balm essential oil content. On the other hand, these parameters did not change in yarrow. There were variations in the level of chemical constituents in lemon balm and yarrow essential oils, which were more evident in the major constituents.http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/view/35506Melissa officinalis L.Achillea millefolium L.intercroppinggas chromatography. |
| spellingShingle | Thaís Cristina Silva José Eduardo Brasil Pereira Pinto Fernanda Ventorim Pacheco Heitor Luiz Heiderich Roza Diogo Mendes da Silva Lordêllo Suzan Kelly Vilela Bertolucci <b>The growth, photosynthetic pigments and essential oil composition of monocropped and intercropped lemon balm with yarrow Acta Scientiarum: Agronomy Melissa officinalis L. Achillea millefolium L. intercropping gas chromatography. |
| title | <b>The growth, photosynthetic pigments and essential oil composition of monocropped and intercropped lemon balm with yarrow |
| title_full | <b>The growth, photosynthetic pigments and essential oil composition of monocropped and intercropped lemon balm with yarrow |
| title_fullStr | <b>The growth, photosynthetic pigments and essential oil composition of monocropped and intercropped lemon balm with yarrow |
| title_full_unstemmed | <b>The growth, photosynthetic pigments and essential oil composition of monocropped and intercropped lemon balm with yarrow |
| title_short | <b>The growth, photosynthetic pigments and essential oil composition of monocropped and intercropped lemon balm with yarrow |
| title_sort | b the growth photosynthetic pigments and essential oil composition of monocropped and intercropped lemon balm with yarrow |
| topic | Melissa officinalis L. Achillea millefolium L. intercropping gas chromatography. |
| url | http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/view/35506 |
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