Planta Med 2010; 76 - P052
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1264350

Screening of Satureja khuzestanica Jamzad and S. rechingeri Jamzad collections for high yielding genotypes

J Hadian 1, F Najafi 1, A Salehnia 2, A Ehteshamnia 2, P Ganjipoor 2
  • 1Medicinal plants and drug research institute shahid Beheshti University, G. C., Deratment of Agriculture, Evin, Tehran, 19835389 Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic Of
  • 2Department of Research and Development (R&D), Khorraman Co, Khoramabad Industrial city, 68135–579 Khoramabad, Iran, Islamic Republic Of

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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