Yield and Quality of Essential Oils in Hemp Varieties in Different Environments
Due to its possible utilization in cosmetics, medicine and crop protection, as a valuable alternative to petrochemical-derived products, hemp essential oil is now considered a product with high value added and a promising marketing potential. This experiment was conducted with the aim of evaluating...
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| description | Due to its possible utilization in cosmetics, medicine and crop protection, as a valuable alternative to petrochemical-derived products, hemp essential oil is now considered a product with high value added and a promising marketing potential. This experiment was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effect of four different locations of Northern Italy during two years (four environments) and three hemp monoecious varieties on the production and quality of essential oils (EOs) obtained by inflorescences harvested at full flowering of female flowers. The highest inflorescence yield was obtained at Maiano 2017, where a superficial groundwater layer (1.5 m) was present, with values that ranged from 1.69 of Fedora to 2.06 t ha<sup>−1</sup> of Futura. EOs production ranged between 3.4 and 4.9 L ha<sup>−1</sup>, affected mainly by the variety effect. The terpene in EOs, very similar between varieties and environments, was mainly composed of sesquiterpenes (caryophillene and humulene, as the most abundant) rather than monoterpenes (α-pinene, β-myrcene and trans-β-ocimene, in particular). Phytocannabinoids, and in particular cannabidiol (CBD), were not removed from tissues by the steam during hydrodistillation, and if this is confirmed by further experiments, the residual biomass, now considered as waste, could assume significant importance as a source for further utilization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ddcd9186f9f4f54981e5e0281f527082022-12-21T22:21:51ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952019-07-019735610.3390/agronomy9070356agronomy9070356Yield and Quality of Essential Oils in Hemp Varieties in Different EnvironmentsMarco Vuerich0Claudio Ferfuia1Fabio Zuliani2Barbara Piani3Angela Sepulcri4Mario Baldini5Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences (DI4A) University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, 33100 Udine, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences (DI4A) University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, 33100 Udine, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences (DI4A) University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, 33100 Udine, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences (DI4A) University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, 33100 Udine, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences (DI4A) University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, 33100 Udine, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences (DI4A) University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, 33100 Udine, ItalyDue to its possible utilization in cosmetics, medicine and crop protection, as a valuable alternative to petrochemical-derived products, hemp essential oil is now considered a product with high value added and a promising marketing potential. This experiment was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effect of four different locations of Northern Italy during two years (four environments) and three hemp monoecious varieties on the production and quality of essential oils (EOs) obtained by inflorescences harvested at full flowering of female flowers. The highest inflorescence yield was obtained at Maiano 2017, where a superficial groundwater layer (1.5 m) was present, with values that ranged from 1.69 of Fedora to 2.06 t ha<sup>−1</sup> of Futura. EOs production ranged between 3.4 and 4.9 L ha<sup>−1</sup>, affected mainly by the variety effect. The terpene in EOs, very similar between varieties and environments, was mainly composed of sesquiterpenes (caryophillene and humulene, as the most abundant) rather than monoterpenes (α-pinene, β-myrcene and trans-β-ocimene, in particular). Phytocannabinoids, and in particular cannabidiol (CBD), were not removed from tissues by the steam during hydrodistillation, and if this is confirmed by further experiments, the residual biomass, now considered as waste, could assume significant importance as a source for further utilization.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/7/356inflorescence yieldessential oil yieldhydrodistillationterpene compositionphytocannabinoids |
| spellingShingle | Marco Vuerich Claudio Ferfuia Fabio Zuliani Barbara Piani Angela Sepulcri Mario Baldini Yield and Quality of Essential Oils in Hemp Varieties in Different Environments Agronomy inflorescence yield essential oil yield hydrodistillation terpene composition phytocannabinoids |
| title | Yield and Quality of Essential Oils in Hemp Varieties in Different Environments |
| title_full | Yield and Quality of Essential Oils in Hemp Varieties in Different Environments |
| title_fullStr | Yield and Quality of Essential Oils in Hemp Varieties in Different Environments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Yield and Quality of Essential Oils in Hemp Varieties in Different Environments |
| title_short | Yield and Quality of Essential Oils in Hemp Varieties in Different Environments |
| title_sort | yield and quality of essential oils in hemp varieties in different environments |
| topic | inflorescence yield essential oil yield hydrodistillation terpene composition phytocannabinoids |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/7/356 |
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