Changes within the Daytime of Essential Oil Content and Composition of Zahter (Thymbra spicata L.) Grown in Ermenek Conditions

Thymbra spicata var. spicata is known as “Zahter ”, “Sater” or “Karabaş thyme in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey and leaves and flowers are consumed as spices and tea, while young shoots are consumed as salads.This study was carried out to determine the change in essential oil content and...

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Main Authors: Hasan Maral, Saliha Kırıcı
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Published: Hasan Eleroğlu 2019-12-01
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description Thymbra spicata var. spicata is known as “Zahter ”, “Sater” or “Karabaş thyme in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey and leaves and flowers are consumed as spices and tea, while young shoots are consumed as salads.This study was carried out to determine the change in essential oil content and chemical compositionduring the daytime of the Thymbra spicata plant in Ermenek district of Karaman.In order to determine the diurnal variation, the harvest was done at 5 different hours during the daytime (6:00, 9:00, 12:00, 15:00 and 18:00) in the flowering period. The harvested plants were dried in the shade and the essential oil contents were determined by Clevenger apparatus by hydro distillation and analyzed by GC-MS. The highest content of essential oil was obtained at 18.00 hours with 2.96% and the lowest one’s was obtained at 12.00 hours with 2.20%.The main components of the essential oil were determined as carvacrol (23.29% - 39.89%), thymol (16.24% - 21.52%) and γ-terpinene (18.01% - 20.90%).
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spelling doaj-art-127bb2b215a14e12bea1b4e31d001e452025-08-20T02:01:09ZengHasan EleroğluTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2019-12-017sp2131610.24925/turjaf.v7isp2.13-16.30891429Changes within the Daytime of Essential Oil Content and Composition of Zahter (Thymbra spicata L.) Grown in Ermenek ConditionsHasan Maral0Saliha Kırıcı1Ermenek Vocational School, Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, 70400 Ermenek/KaramanDepartment of Field Crops, Agricultural Faculty, Çukurova University, 01250 Sarıçam/AdanaThymbra spicata var. spicata is known as “Zahter ”, “Sater” or “Karabaş thyme in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey and leaves and flowers are consumed as spices and tea, while young shoots are consumed as salads.This study was carried out to determine the change in essential oil content and chemical compositionduring the daytime of the Thymbra spicata plant in Ermenek district of Karaman.In order to determine the diurnal variation, the harvest was done at 5 different hours during the daytime (6:00, 9:00, 12:00, 15:00 and 18:00) in the flowering period. The harvested plants were dried in the shade and the essential oil contents were determined by Clevenger apparatus by hydro distillation and analyzed by GC-MS. The highest content of essential oil was obtained at 18.00 hours with 2.96% and the lowest one’s was obtained at 12.00 hours with 2.20%.The main components of the essential oil were determined as carvacrol (23.29% - 39.89%), thymol (16.24% - 21.52%) and γ-terpinene (18.01% - 20.90%).http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/3089thymbra spicatadiurnal variabilityessential oilgc/msermenek
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Changes within the Daytime of Essential Oil Content and Composition of Zahter (Thymbra spicata L.) Grown in Ermenek Conditions
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
thymbra spicata
diurnal variability
essential oil
gc/ms
ermenek
title Changes within the Daytime of Essential Oil Content and Composition of Zahter (Thymbra spicata L.) Grown in Ermenek Conditions
title_full Changes within the Daytime of Essential Oil Content and Composition of Zahter (Thymbra spicata L.) Grown in Ermenek Conditions
title_fullStr Changes within the Daytime of Essential Oil Content and Composition of Zahter (Thymbra spicata L.) Grown in Ermenek Conditions
title_full_unstemmed Changes within the Daytime of Essential Oil Content and Composition of Zahter (Thymbra spicata L.) Grown in Ermenek Conditions
title_short Changes within the Daytime of Essential Oil Content and Composition of Zahter (Thymbra spicata L.) Grown in Ermenek Conditions
title_sort changes within the daytime of essential oil content and composition of zahter thymbra spicata l grown in ermenek conditions
topic thymbra spicata
diurnal variability
essential oil
gc/ms
ermenek
url http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/3089
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