Agronomic and Chemical Evaluation of Three "Varieties" of Foeniculum Vulgare Mill.

Marotti, Mauro; Dellacecca, V.; Piccaglia, Roberta; Giovanelli, E.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.1993.331.9

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“…Apiaceae) are freshly consumed in salads or cooked as a kitchen vegetable (Haupt, 1986;Marotti et al, 1993;Stuart, 1982). The major constituents of fennel essential oil such as anethole and limonene are also used as essence in cosmetics and perfumes and for some medicinal purposes (Marotti et al, 19 93;Stuart, 1982).…”

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Effect of NP and foliar spray on growth and chemical compositions of some medicinal Apiaceae plants grow in arid regions in Egypt

Khalid¹

2012

J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr.

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Arid regions in Egypt are characterized by poor nutrients such as macro and microelements and unfavorable environmental conditions which negatively affect growth and productivity of medicinal and aromatic plants including anise (Pimpinella anisum L.), coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) and sweet fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. Dolce) plants. Thus, the main objective of the present investigation was to study the effect of different levels of NP fertilizers, trace elements and their interactions on the morphological and biochemical contents of these three plants under arid regions conditions. The effects of NP and trace elements on the growth (height, leaf number, branch number, umbel number, fresh weight, dry weight and fruit yield per plant) was measured and quantitative analysis of essential oils, fixed oil, total carbohydrates, soluble sugars and nutrient content of anise, coriander and sweet fennel were performed. The most effective rate was N3P3 x trace elements interaction, resulting in a positive increase in vegetative growth characters. The highest values of vegetative growth characters were 53.4, 45.9, 10.3, 33.5, 36.8, 11.8 and 7.9, respectively for anise; 83.0, 69.3, 9.8, 29.0, 34.0, 17.5 and 14.4, respectively for coriander; 89.8, 32.6, 7.8, 22.9, 257.8, 99.1 and 27.8, respectively for sweet fennel. As well as N3P3 x trace elements led to higher biochemical contents than the control. The increases were 0.9, 0.3 and 0.9% in essential oil; 5.4, 4.4 and 3.7% in fixed oil, 9, 7.9 and 8.2% in total carbohydrates; 2.4, 2.8 and 1.6% in soluble sugars; 5.0, 7.5 and 14.4% in crude protein; 0.8, 2.0 and 2.3% in nitrogen; 1.5, 0.6 and 0.4% in phosphorous; 1.3, 1.2 and 1.7% in potassium for anise, coriander and sweet fennel, respectively.

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Effect of NP and foliar spray on growth and chemical compositions of some medicinal Apiaceae plants grow in arid regions in Egypt

Khalid¹

2012

J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr.

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“…In all cases, dipping and spraying the essential oils were better than fumigation. Biological activity of essential oils depends on their chemical composition which is determined by the genotype and influenced by environmental and agronomic conditions (Marotti et al, 1993). The antifungal and antibacterial activity exhibited by Thymus genus essential oil has been demonstrated by several researchers (Rasooli and Mirmostafa, 2003).…”

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Evaluation of the antifungal activity of the Iranian thyme essential oils on the postharvest pathogens of Strawberry fruits

Nabigol¹,

Morshedi²

2013

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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Postharvest diseases cause considerable losses to harvested fruits and vegetables during transportation and storage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antifungal potential of Thymus danensis and Thymus carmanicus against four postharvest pathogenic fungi (Rhizopus stolonifer, Penicillium digitatum, Aspergillus niger and Botrytis cinerea) which can reduce the shelf life of strawberry fruit. The chemical composition of plant oils was determined by capillary gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Antifungal assays were carried out in vitro using PDA plates. Antifungal potential was found for 2 analysed essential oils. T. carmanicus oils have chemical compositions characterized by carvacrol (70%), p-cymene (12.4%) and γ-terpinene (2.5%) as the major components while the major constituents of the T. danensis were thymol (64.8%), α-terpinene (11.3%) and p-cymene (7.9%). Thymus sp. oils showed inhibitory effect even at low concentration (300 µl/L) against B. cinerea and R. stolonifer and showed inhibitory effect against A. niger and P. digitatum at 600 µl/L. Both essential oils tested in vivo at the preliminary concentration exhibited inhibitory activity against the four pathogens.

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“…F. vulgare essential oil, which is produced by steam distillation of dried fruits, is used for flavoring purposes in Western countries (Husain 1994). F. vulgare essential oil has antioxidant, antimicrobial, and hepatoprotective activity (Beaux et al 1997;Marotti et al 1993;Muckensturm et al 1997;Özbek et al 2003;Singh et al 2002;Tanira et al 1996). The essential oil extracted from F. vulgare seeds showed antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus, Bacillus magaterium, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Micrococcus lutus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonos pupida, Pseudomonos syringae, Salmonella typhimurium, Shigella dysenteriae, Staphylococcus albus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus haemolyticus (Anwar et al 2009;Diao et al 2014;Gulfraz et al 2008;Singh et al 2002).…”

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Quantitative analysis of antimicrobial activity of Foeniculum vulgare: A review

Al-Hadid¹

2017

Plant Omics

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Foeniculum vulgare is a perennial herb that belongs to Apiaceae family. Traditionally, it is used as an antiseptic, carminative, digestive, diuretic, and expectorant agent. This is a systematic review on antimicrobial activity of Foeniculum vulgare using the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) technique. Essential oil extract had more antimicrobial effect than the alcoholic extract of the same tested microorganisms. Microbial inhibition can be specific for the species. The antimicrobial activity strength of methanolic extract is similar to that of ethanolic extract. Acetone extract had lower MIC values than those for aqueous extract for the same tested microorganisms. Acetone, diethyl ether, and alcoholic extracts have stronger antifungal effects than essential oil. The essential oil extracted from F. vulgare leaves was not as effective as the essential oil extracted from its seeds. Foeniculum. vulgare extracts have high potential to be an effective antibiotic agent.

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Agronomic and Chemical Evaluation of Three "Varieties" of Foeniculum Vulgare Mill.

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Effect of NP and foliar spray on growth and chemical compositions of some medicinal Apiaceae plants grow in arid regions in Egypt

Effect of NP and foliar spray on growth and chemical compositions of some medicinal Apiaceae plants grow in arid regions in Egypt

Evaluation of the antifungal activity of the Iranian thyme essential oils on the postharvest pathogens of Strawberry fruits

Quantitative analysis of antimicrobial activity of Foeniculum vulgare: A review

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