Open AccessCultivation Possibilities of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis L.) in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey
Author(s) -
Ahmet Yenkalayci,
Mahmut Güneş,
Kemal Gül
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ispec journal of agricultural sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2717-7238
DOI - 10.46291/ispecjasvol5iss2pp313-319
Subject(s) - melissa officinalis , essential oil , linalool , horticulture , yield (engineering) , officinalis , botany , biology , physics , thermodynamics
This study was carried out to determine yield and quality characteristics of Lemon balm (M. officinalis L.) in in 7 districts (7 locations) under Kayseri ecological conditions for 3 years in 2015-2017. In this research, herbage yield, essential oil content, essential oil yield and components were determined. Dry herbage yields varied between 5250-6100 kg ha-1, essential oil contents varied between 0.07-0.24%, and essential oil yields as 4.2 lt ha-1. The main essential oil components were gereniol (1.90-20.77%), nerylacetate (1.13-34.63%), linalool (4.04-25.34%), neral (5.10-12.96%), caryophylleneoxide (0.78-15.17%), geranial (1.20-14.19%), β–caryophyllene (8.50-12.93%). In terms of herbage yield and essential oil quality, Yahyalı and Kocasinan districts, had favorable environmental conditions for lemon balm cultivation.