Biotech Studies 2017, Vol 26, Num, 2     (Pages: 203-215)

Determination of the Yield and Quality Characteristics of Anatolian Sage (Salvia fruticosa Mill.) Populations in Tekirdağ Ecological Conditions

Ünal KARIK 1 ,Ayşe Canan SAĞLAM 2

1 Ege Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü, Menemen, İzmir
2 Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Tarla Bitkileri Bölümü, Tekirdağ
DOI : 10.21566/tarbitderg.366403 - The aim of this study was to determine the yield and quality characteristics of Anatolian sage (Salvia fruticosa Mill.) populations located in the flora of Marmara Region. Seed samples of Anatolian sage (S. fruticosa Mill.) belong to 10 populations were collected from flora composed the research material. Fresh herb yield (kg/da), dry herb yield (kg/da), fresh foliage yield (kg/da), dry foliage yield (kg/da), essential oil yield (%) and essential oil components (%) of populations were determined. First year dry foliage yield and essential oil yield ranged between 439.86–691.62 kg/da and 3.26–4.34%, and the following year they were between 507.74–986.70 kg/da and 2.53–3.88% respectively. The main components of essential oil were identified as 1.8-cineole, camphor and β-caryophyllene. The present components ranged between 23.2–37.3%, 8.1–29.1% and 2.8–14.8% in the successive two years. Keywords : Marmara Region, Anatolian sage, Salvia fruticosa Mill., yield, quality