Effect of Different Postharvest Methods on Essential Oil Content and Composition of Three Mentha Genotypes

Title: Effect of Different Postharvest Methods on Essential Oil Content and Composition of Three Mentha Genotypes

Description: This study focused on the effects of two different postharvest processes on EO content and the composition of three different Mentha genotypes (Mentha × piperita ‘Multimentha’, Mentha × piperita ‘Fränkische Blaue’ and Mentha rotundifolia ‘Apfelminze’). They were cultivated under greenhouse conditions. One postharvest treatment consisted of drying Mentha as whole plant after harvesting and later separating leaves from stems. In the second treatment, leaves were separated from stems directly after harvesting and then dried. EO content was determined by steam distillation and composition of EO was characterized by GC/MS analysis. This experiement was published in Horticulturae.

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