1. Influence of the Foliar Applications of Paclobutrazol and 24-Epibrassinolide on the Quantitative and Qualitative Traits of Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) Volatile Oil Under Different Soil Moisture Conditions.
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Maghsoudi, Elham, Abbaspour, Hossein, Ghasemi Pirbalouti, Abdollah, and Saeidi-Sar, Sakineh
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SAGE ,ESSENTIAL oils ,PACLOBUTRAZOL ,SOIL moisture ,AROMATIC plants ,COPPER-zinc alloys - Abstract
Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) is an important medicinal and aromatic plant, whose the volatile oil from the leaves are commonly used as a raw material in pharmaceutical and perfumery industries. In this study, the influences of the foliar applications of 24-epibrassinolide (BRs: 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5 µM) and paclobutrazol (PBZ: 17, 25, and 34 µM) as well as three moisture conditions (non-stress, slight water deficit stress, and mild water deficit stress) on the content and chemical compositions of the essential oil from the sage leaves were investigated. For evaluation of phytochemical characteristics, the essential oils were analyzed by GC-FID and GC/MS. Substantial effect of the foliar applications of BRs and PBZ under different moisture conditions on the quantity and quality of the essential oil of sage was found. The highest essential oil contents were recorded for sage plants treated with BRs at 3.5 µM under mild drought stress (0.79 mL/100 g dry matter) followed by PBZ at 17 µM under slight drought stress (0.72 mL/100 g dry matter). Using the BRs and PBZ foliar meaningfully enhanced biologically active substances, including 1,8-cineole, α-thujone, β-thujone, and camphor as the major constituents in the essential oil under different moisture conditions. In final, it can be concluded that the applied of the BRs and PBZ mitigate the reducing effects of water shortages on improve the quantity and quality yield of S. officinalis L. under drought stress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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