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DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1264350
Screening of Satureja khuzestanica Jamzad and S. rechingeri Jamzad collections for high yielding genotypes
Satureja khuzestanica Jamzad and S. rechingeri Jamzad are endemic species of Lamiaceae growing wild in Iran. The essential oils of both species are rich in Carvacrol, a phenolic compound widely used in food, feed and pharmaceutical industries. At the beginning of a breeding and domestication program, a collection of S. khuzestanica and S. rechingeri including 12 populations and 1200 genotypes were investigated for morphological traits, herbal drug yield, oil and carvarcol content. Variation was higher within rather than between populations. Essential oil content varied between 0.3 to 5.4% for S. khuzestanica and 1.8–9.45% for S. rechingeri. Carvarol was major component of all analyzed samples of S. khuzestanica (83.1–96.5%) and S. rechingeri (85.2–97.2%). Studied genotypes were also highly variable based on morphological traits and herbal drug yield. Elite genotypes were selected for future breeding program.
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