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Environmental factors affecting the oil composition of some Mentha species grown in north west Italy
Author(s) -
Maffei Massimo
Publication year - 1988
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/ffj.2730030206
Subject(s) - composition (language) , chemical composition , essential oil , chemistry , ecology , botany , biology , food science , philosophy , linguistics , organic chemistry
The chemical composition of eleven mint species, grown in Piedmont (North West Italy) in 1985 and 1986 were studied in relation to environmental factors. Thermoperiod and rainfall were measured and correlated with qualitative and quantitative oil composition changes. Temperature and rainfall changes were found to affect the oil composition of some of them, particularly peppermint. The degree of adaptation and some genetic considerations were also discussed.