CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DATA CONCERNING PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES OF OCIMUM BASILICUM L

The intensity of photosynthetic, respiratory and transpiration processes, as well as the content of main chemical components have been determined for Ocimum basilicum L. plants. Basil is a plant known ever since Ancient Orient for its medicinal and aromatic properties. Ocimum basilicum L. or common...

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Published inAnalele stiintifice ale Universitatii "Al. I. Cuza" din Iasi. Sectiunea II a. Biologie vegetala Vol. 51; p. 47
Main Authors Burzo, I, Mihaiescu, D E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Iasi "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Faculty of Biology, Professional Laboratory of Plant Biology 01.01.2005
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Cultivars
Flowers & plants
Photosynthesis
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Summary:The intensity of photosynthetic, respiratory and transpiration processes, as well as the content of main chemical components have been determined for Ocimum basilicum L. plants. Basil is a plant known ever since Ancient Orient for its medicinal and aromatic properties. Ocimum basilicum L. or common basil is a camphor rich species, having a wide variety of chemotypes with a predominant component, which leads to various ranges of essential oils. Gulati and Sinha (1989) [1] have identified three basil chemotypes. Essential oil extracted from the first of these chemotypes contains mainly: 42,23% methyl-cynamate and 38,23% linalool, the second chemotype contains: 42,60% linalool, 41,80% methyl-cynamate and the third chemotype has a higher content of methyl cynamate (51,34%) and a lower content of linalool (19,68%). Most researches on the basil plants have concerned the chemical composition of the plants and very few referred to physiological processes. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1223-6578
2247-2711