Campus Units
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1995
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Essential Oil Research
Volume
7
Issue
1
First Page
11
Last Page
20
DOI
10.1080/10412905.1995.9698456
Abstract
The genetic variability of the major essential oil constituents in a germplasm collection of dill (Anethum graveolens L.) from the National Plant Germplasm System was characterized. The oil content in the dill herb ranged from 0.10% to 0.30% (v/fresh weight), and in the dill seed from 1.75% to 4.0% (v/dry weight). The three major constituents in the dill herb oil were α-phellandrene, β-phellandrene, and 3,9-oxy-p-menth-1-ene (dill ether) comprising 90% to 97% of the total oil constituents. Of these three constituents, α-phellandrene comprised 51.1% to 64.7% of the total oil. The major constituents in dill seed oil were carvone and dihydrocarvone comprising 68% to 83% of the total oil constituents. The other major constituent was limonene, which ranged from 14.18% to 21.43%. Carvone was not detected in the herb oil; and dill ether could not be detected in the seed oil.
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Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Charles, Denys J.; Simon, James E.; and Widrlechner, Mark P., "Characterization of Essential Oil of Dill (Anethum graveolens L.)" (1995). NCRPIS Publications and Papers. 62.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ncrpis_pubs/62
Comments
This article is from Journal of Essential Oil Research 7 (1995): 11, doi: 10.1080/10412905.1995.9698456.