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Biomass production, essential oil yield and composition of Myrica gale L. harvested from wild populations in Scotland and Finland
Author(s) -
Svoboda Katerina P.,
Inglis Andrew,
Hampson Janice,
Galambosi Bertalan,
Asakawa Y.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1026(199811/12)13:6<367::aid-ffj724>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - essential oil , biomass (ecology) , yield (engineering) , composition (language) , chemistry , perennial plant , agronomy , botany , horticulture , biology , food science , linguistics , materials science , philosophy , metallurgy
Myrica gale L. was harvested from wild populations in Scotland and Finland. Above‐ground vegetation was assessed for growth and potential yield of biomass. Essential oil yield and composition were measured: leaf oil yield was 0.05–0.29%, flower oil yield 0.97%. Main components were α‐pinene [20.1–38.9%], 1,8‐cineole [2.5–23.9%], germacrene [0.4–13.2%] and γ‐cadinene [8.4–21.0]. The essential oil has a potential use as a midge repellent. Copyright © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.