Comparison of essential oil content and composition in two German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) genotypes

• Published in: Journal of Horticultural Sciences
• Main Authors: A Salehi, S Hazrati, Y Behzadi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Society for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research 2023-12-01
• Subjects: á-bisabolol oxide A; á-bisabolol oxide B; chamomile; chamazulene
• Online Access: https://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/1118

Two German chamomile genotypes (wild and domestic) were investigated for essential oil content and composition. Wild and domestic chamomile flowers were collected from Noor-Abad and Karaj regions and dried before essential oil extraction using distillation method. Essential oil components were identified by analytical gas-chromatography and mass spectrometry. Results revealed that essential oil efficiency in domestic and wild chamomile was recorded as 0.87 and 0.77%, respectively. Amongst fifteen different components identified in essential oil samples, (E)-â-farnesene, á -bisabolol oxide A and B and chamazulene were found to be the major components with frequency of 12.86, 31.86, 5.24 and 6.16% in domestic species and 8.83, 2.52, 1.81 and 55.606% in wild species. Irrespective of slight reduction in essential oil content and its components, wild German chamomile genotype can be used as valuable source in future domestication programmes.