ABSTRACT
The concentration and composition of an essential oil can vary according to environmental variations and seasonal periods. The objective of this study was to correlate meteorological elements with the content and concentration of components of Aloysia triphylla essential oil, for the four seasons of the year. The experiment was conducted in a plastic greenhouse of the UFSM, Frederico Westphalen campus RS, Brazil, in a complete randomized blocks design during the four seasons, with three repetitions. The meteorological data were collected with the aid of a compact meteorological station, in order to characterize the environment in which the species was conducted. The evaluations were carried out at the middle date of each season. It was observed a correlation between the meteorological variables with the essential oil production and its components. According to the analysis, there influence of the temperature on the essential oil contents, considering that the maximum temperature shows a direct positive influence on the concentration of limonene and negative for spathulenol.
El contenido y la composicioÌn de un aceite esencial pueden variar seguÌn las variaciones ambientales y los periÌodos estacionales. El objetivo de este estudio fue correlacionar los elementos meteoroloÌgicos con el contenido y la concentracioÌn de los componentes del aceite esencial de Aloysia triphylla, para las cuatro estaciones del anÌo. El experimento se realizoÌ en un invernadero de plaÌstico de la UFSM, campus de Frederico Westphalen - RS, Brasil, en un disenÌo completo de bloques al azar durante las cuatro estaciones, con tres repeticiones. Los datos meteoroloÌgicos se recopilaron con la ayuda de una estacioÌn meteoroloÌgica compacta, para caracterizar el entorno en el que se realizoÌ la especie. Las evaluaciones se llevaron a cabo en la fecha media de cada temporada. Se observoÌ una correlacioÌn entre las variables meteoroloÌgicas con la produccioÌn de aceites esenciales y sus componentes. De acuerdo con el anaÌlisis, existe una influencia de la temperatura en los contenidos de aceites esenciales, considerando que la temperatura maÌxima muestra una influencia positiva directa sobre la concentracioÌn de limoneno y negativa para el espatulenol.
Subject(s)
Seasons , Oils, Volatile/chemistry , Verbenaceae/chemistry , Temperature , Brazil , Monoterpenes/chemistry , Flame Ionization , Gas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometrySubject(s)
Oils, Volatile/chemistry , Verbenaceae , Chromatography, Gas , Droughts , Seasons , Terpenes/analysisABSTRACT
A Aloysia triphylla (L'Hér.) Britton é uma planta medicinal de porte arbustivo com folhas aromáticas que possuem óleo essencial rico em citral. A crescente demanda da indústria farmacêutica e cosmética pelo óleo essencial de A. triphylla promoveram grande interesse sobre o cultivo dessa espécie. A estaquia é um dos principais métodos de propagação devido à dificuldade em obter sementes, e também pela vantagem dos descendentes serem iguais à planta-matriz. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de diferentes concentrações de AIB e do comprimento das estacas no enraizamento de estacas de A. triphylla. O experimento foi conduzido em ambiente protegido no período de Novembro de 2010 a Janeiro de 2011. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial onde os fatores foram cinco concentrações de ácido indol butírico (AIB) (mg L-1): 0, 250, 500, 1000 e 1500, e quatro comprimentos de estaca: 4, 6, 8 e 10 cm. As estacas tiveram a base imersa em solução de AIB e foram colocadas para enraizar em substrato comercial Mecplant®. As variáveis analisadas foram: comprimento do sistema radicular, percentagem de estacas enraizadas (%), número de brotações, massa fresca e seca da parte aérea, e massa seca das raízes. Nas condições em que o estudo foi realizado os resultados mostraram que o comprimento das estacas e concentração de AIB afetam o desenvolvimento das estacas, apresentando ajuste quadrático e linear para as variáveis analisadas. As mudas obtidas a partir de estacas com 10 cm e concentração de 1500 mg L-1 de AIB apresentaram a maior percentagem de enraizamento e as maiores médias para o comprimento do sistema radicular, número de brotações, massa fresca e seca da parte aérea.
Aloysia triphylla (L'Hér.) Britton is a medicinal plant shrub with aromatic leaves, which have essential oil rich in citral. The increasing demand of the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries for the A. triphyllaessential oil provided a greater interest in the cultivation of this species. Cutting is one of the main methods of propagation, due to the difficulty in obtaining seeds and also for the benefit of descendants being equal to the parent plant. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different concentrations of IBA and length of cuttings in the rooting of A. triphylla. The experiment was carried out in a protected environment in the period from November 2010 to January 2011. The experimental design was completely randomized using the factorial design where the factors were five concentrations of indole butyric acid (IBA) (mg L-1): 0, 250, 500, 1000 and 1500, and four lengthsforthe cuttings: 4, 6, 8 and 10 cm. The cutting base was immersed in a solution of IBA and placed into the rooting Mecplant ® commercial substrate. The variables analyzed were: root length, percentage of rooted cuttings (%), number of shoots, fresh and dry weight of the shoots, and dry weight of the roots. Under the conditions in which the study was conducted, the results showed that the length of the cuttings and IBA concentration affect the development of the cuttings, with linear and quadratic adjustment for the variables analyzed. The seedlings of cuttings with 10cm and the concentration of 1500 mg L-1 IBA showed the highest percentage of rooting and the highest averages for length of the root system, number of shoots, fresh and dry weight of the shoots.