Changes in Essential Oil Content and Composition of Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) in Responses to Nitrogen Application

Sahandi, Mehdi Seif; Naghdibadi, Hassanali; Mehrafarin, A; Khalighi-Sigaroodi, Farahnaz; Sharifi, M

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“…The higher concentration of the CA enzyme would naturally be responsible for the improved activity of the enzyme. The results corroborate with the findings of [ 24 ] on Brassica juncea L. [ 25 , 26 ], on Mentha spicata L. and on Mentha piperita L. [ 27 ]. The foliar spray of N improved leaf N, P and K contents compared to the water spray treatment ( Figure 4 A–C).…”

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Nitrogen Supplementation Modulates Morphological, Biochemical, Yield and Quality Attributes of Peppermint

Parrey

Shah

Fayaz

et al. 2023

Plants

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Due to the rising demand for essential oil in the world market, peppermint has gained an important status among aromatic and medicinal plants. It becomes imperative to optimize its performance in terms of the growth, physiological functioning and biosynthesis of specialized metabolites. A factorial randomized pot experiment was performed using three peppermint cultivars (Kukrail, Pranjal and Tushar) and five levels of leaf-applied nitrogen (N), viz. 0 (control), 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2%. The phenological features, biochemical parameters, viability of root cells, stomatal and trichome behavior were assessed at 100 days after transplanting (DAT). The yield-related parameters, viz., herbage yield, essential oil content, menthol content and yield were studied at 120 DAT. The results revealed that increasing the N doses up to 1.5% enhanced all the studied parameters of peppermint, which thereafter (at the dose above 1.5% N) decreased. The variation pattern of the studied parameters was “low-high-low”. Cultivar Kukrail surpassed the two other cultivars Tushar and Pranjal. Among the foliar sprays, the application of 1.5% N increased chlorophyll content and net photosynthetic rate in all three cultivars. Moreover, the essential oil (EO), EO yield and menthol yield of the plant were also increased linearly in all three cultivars as compared with their control plants. Nitrogen application enhanced the trichome size and density of the plants, as revealed through scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, from the GC-MS studies, the EO content in the studied cultivars increased, particularly in the case of menthol, with the N application. It may be concluded that two sprays of N (1.5%) at appropriate growth stages could be beneficial for improving morphological, physio biochemical and yield attributes of peppermint.

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Nitrogen Supplementation Modulates Morphological, Biochemical, Yield and Quality Attributes of Peppermint

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Fayaz

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“…The knowledge of trace element and heavy metals content in different chemical fertilizers is useful for estimation of the environmental potential risks resulting from high loading application of fertilizers 8 . In Table 7, the background mean content of trace elements and heavy metals in worldwide soils are presented 21 . Cumulative release of NO 3 − from slow release fertilizer at different concentrations during the time is shown in Fig.…”

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“…Nitrogen is a predominant element in chlorophyll structure. Increasing of NO 3 − dosage significantly affects the chlorophylls content 21 . Increasing of chlorophyll content caused to increase of leaf area due to increase of light adsorption 36 .…”

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“…Also, the antifungal and antiviral properties of E. purpurea were related to certain groups of the phenolic compounds and alkamides 18 – 20 . Scavenging of the free radicals and lipid peroxidation assay were related to the antioxidant properties of leaves and rhizomata cum radicibus extracts of E. purpurea 21 . Higher concentration of isobutyl amide was affects the Echinacea ’s anti‐inflammatory property 17 .…”

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Improving growth properties and phytochemical compounds of Echinacea purpurea (L.) medicinal plant using novel nitrogen slow release fertilizer under greenhouse conditions

Ahmadi

Samadi

Rahimi

2020

Sci Rep

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Medicinal plant production is most important than other agricultural plants due to their phytochemical compounds effects on human health. Paying attention to plant nutrition requirement is so important. In order to assess the effect of nitrate (NO 3 −) dosage supplies from two types of fertilizers on growth and phytochemical properties of Echinacea purpurea rhizomata cum radicibus, an experiment with completely simple design was carried out under greenhouse conditions. two types of fertilizers (new invented nitrogen (N) slow release fertilizer and urea chemical fertilizer) at three dosages (50, 100, and 150 mM) were applied. Plant growth parameters and total phenolic (TPC), total flavonoids (TFC), polysaccarides content, essential oil content, caffeic acid derivatives, and anti-radical scavenging activities of E. purpurea were assessed. The results showed the significant (p ≤ 0.01) differences among treatments, both in growth and phytochemical properties. Using of n slow release, especially in 150 mM dosage, significantly increased all the plant growth and phytochemical properties. The dried E. purpurea rhizomata cum radicibus contained more caftaric acid (max 12.56 mg g −1 DW) and chicoric acid (max 7.56 mg g −1 DW) than other derivatives. Despite the impact of heavy metals on yield and growth of E. purpurea, the concentration of all heavy metals and micronutrients (boron (B), cadmium (cd), copper (cu), iron (fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (ni), lead (pb), and zinc (Zn)) in studied soil and fertilizer samples was less than United States environmental protection Agency (USepA) limits of contamination. Based on the results, using of n slow release fertilizers can improve phytochemical properties of the plant due to its polymeric structure and can be a suitable substitution of chemical fertilizers, especially in medicinal plants growth. Many of researchers are pay attention to herbal and medicinal plants as natural remedies due to their bioactive compounds recently 1,2. Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench is one of the most important medical plants of Asteraceae family with various pharmacological effects 3. The major three species of Echinacea are known as Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea purpurea, and Echinacea pallida. E. purpurea is native to much of the United States and its morphological properties are also known as purple coneflower with orange and cone-shaped flowering head that change to purple, rose, or white petals during June to September 4. It has a narrow leaves and three feet height stem with dark, thick and pungent rhizomata cum radicibus 5. In the environment, E. purpurea grows randomically along water canals with low densities for affective harvest for commercial purposes 6. Comparing of other Echinacea species, E. purpurea is the most able species to adjust to new conditions. It is resistance to heat or cold weather conditions, easy to grow, and flaunt high efficiency 7,8. Numerous scientific

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“…Sheykholeslami and Qasempour Almdari (2019) demonstrated that plants treated with 15 ton vermicompost ha −1 achieved the highest oil and biomass yield of peppermint. Seif Sahandi, Naghdibadi, Mehrafarin, Khalighi‐Sigaroodi, and Sharifi (2019) showed that 150 kg urea ha −1 resulted in higher antioxidant activity and changed most of the essential oil components except α‐terpineol, Z ‐β‐ocimene, 1,8‐cineole, limonene, myrcene and β‐pinene.…”

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Is there any relationship between agronomic traits, soil properties and essential oil profile of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) treated by fertiliser treatments and irrigation regimes?

Keshavarz

Tohidi-Moghadam

Hosseini

2021

Annals of Applied Biology

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One of the greatest challenges in recent years is providing enough food to feed the increasing world population, with limited freshwater resources. However, effective fertiliser management also has a fundamental role to improve yield quality and quantity. Organic fertiliser not only supplements nutrients but also improves physicochemical and biological soil properties. A 2-year field experiment was conducted to examine the influence of urea and vermicompost fertiliser on oil phytochemical properties of peppermint pH, soil cation exchange capacity (CEC) and organic carbon of experimental site under three irrigation regimes in 2018 and 2019. The experiments had three water deficit regimes (no stress, moderate, and severe drought stress) as a main plot. The subplot division consisted of six fertiliser treatments: unfertilised (control); 140 kg urea ha À1 ; 105 kg urea ha À1 + 3.3 ton vermicompost ha À1 ; 70 kg urea ha À1 + 6.6 ton vermicompost ha À1 ; 35 kg urea ha À1 + 10 ton vermicompost ha À1 ; and 13.5 ton vermicompost ha À1 . The maximum leaf area index (4.29) and dry matter weight (3,803 kg ha À1 ) were observed in control irrigation, while the highest essential oil content (0.97%) could be seen under mild water deficit stress. Additionally, the highest organic carbon and CEC were obtained under well-watered conditions at 1.20% and 6.41 (meq 100 g soil À1 ), respectively. Dry matter weight and essential oil content increased considerably in response to increasing vermicompost in fertiliser treatments, and the highest content of these traits were observed in 2019 and with 13.5 ton vermicompost ha À1 . The menthol content increases in response to deficit irrigation and integrated fertiliser. These data indicate that mild drought stress can increase the synthesis of medical compounds and vermicomposting can alleviate the impact of drought by conserving soil moisture as an acclimation mechanism to improve nutrient uptake and avoid yield losses.

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Changes in Essential Oil Content and Composition of Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) in Responses to Nitrogen Application

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

Nitrogen Supplementation Modulates Morphological, Biochemical, Yield and Quality Attributes of Peppermint

Nitrogen Supplementation Modulates Morphological, Biochemical, Yield and Quality Attributes of Peppermint

Improving growth properties and phytochemical compounds of Echinacea purpurea (L.) medicinal plant using novel nitrogen slow release fertilizer under greenhouse conditions

Is there any relationship between agronomic traits, soil properties and essential oil profile of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) treated by fertiliser treatments and irrigation regimes?

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