Effect of Heat Stress on Yield, Monoterpene Content and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils of Mentha x piperita var. Mitcham and Mentha arvensis var. piperascens

Effect of Heat Stress on Yield, Monoterpene Content and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils of Mentha x piperita var. Mitcham and Mentha arvensis var. piperascens

Heat stress affects the yield of medicinal plants and can reduce biomass and/or metabolite production. In order to evaluate the effect of heat-induced stress on the essential oil production in Mentha x piperita L. var. Mitcham (Mitcham mint) and Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Malinv. ex L. H. Bail...

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Main Authors: Milad Heydari, Anna Zanfardino, Alireza Taleei, Ali Akbar Shahnejat Bushehri, Javad Hadian, Viviana Maresca, Sergio Sorbo, Michela Di Napoli, Mario Varcamonti, Adriana Basile, Daniela Rigano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Mentha x piperita
Mentha arvensis
essential oils
heat stress
antibacterial activity
monoterpenes
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/8/1903

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