Research Article

Regional Altitude and Soil Physicochemical Factors Influence the Essential Oil of Thymus pubescens (Lamiales: Lamiaceae)

Volume: 10 Number: 29 October 20, 2016
Yousef Imani Dizajeyekan , Ahmad Razban Haghighi *, Tohid Ebrahimi Gajoti

Regional Altitude and Soil Physicochemical Factors Influence the Essential Oil of Thymus pubescens (Lamiales: Lamiaceae)

Abstract

The aim of this research was to study the effects of regional altitude and soil physicochemical factors on essential oil of Thymus pubescens. To achieve this goal, aerial parts of this species and top 30 cm soil samples of from five regions in East Azarbaijan province of Iran was collected. Oil samples were extracted by hydrodistillation method. Percentage of essential oil with soil pH has a significant positive relation and there is significant negative relation with altitude. Evaluating environmental factors, we found regional altitude and soil pH as the important factors influencing the production of oil. We conclude that ecological factors are important and should be taken into account for cultivation of Thymus pubescens.

Keywords

Correlation, Essence, Hydrodistillation, Linear regression, Thymus pubescens

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APA
Dizajeyekan, Y. I., Razban Haghighi, A., & Gajoti, T. E. (2016). Regional Altitude and Soil Physicochemical Factors Influence the Essential Oil of Thymus pubescens (Lamiales: Lamiaceae). Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences, 10(29), 45-51. https://izlik.org/JA68AF74MF
AMA
1.Dizajeyekan YI, Razban Haghighi A, Gajoti TE. Regional Altitude and Soil Physicochemical Factors Influence the Essential Oil of Thymus pubescens (Lamiales: Lamiaceae). JBES. 2016;10(29):45-51. https://izlik.org/JA68AF74MF
Chicago
Dizajeyekan, Yousef Imani, Ahmad Razban Haghighi, and Tohid Ebrahimi Gajoti. 2016. “Regional Altitude and Soil Physicochemical Factors Influence the Essential Oil of Thymus Pubescens (Lamiales: Lamiaceae)”. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences 10 (29): 45-51. https://izlik.org/JA68AF74MF.
EndNote
Dizajeyekan YI, Razban Haghighi A, Gajoti TE (October 1, 2016) Regional Altitude and Soil Physicochemical Factors Influence the Essential Oil of Thymus pubescens (Lamiales: Lamiaceae). Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences 10 29 45–51.
IEEE
[1]Y. I. Dizajeyekan, A. Razban Haghighi, and T. E. Gajoti, “Regional Altitude and Soil Physicochemical Factors Influence the Essential Oil of Thymus pubescens (Lamiales: Lamiaceae)”, JBES, vol. 10, no. 29, pp. 45–51, Oct. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA68AF74MF
ISNAD
Dizajeyekan, Yousef Imani - Razban Haghighi, Ahmad - Gajoti, Tohid Ebrahimi. “Regional Altitude and Soil Physicochemical Factors Influence the Essential Oil of Thymus Pubescens (Lamiales: Lamiaceae)”. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences 10/29 (October 1, 2016): 45-51. https://izlik.org/JA68AF74MF.
JAMA
1.Dizajeyekan YI, Razban Haghighi A, Gajoti TE. Regional Altitude and Soil Physicochemical Factors Influence the Essential Oil of Thymus pubescens (Lamiales: Lamiaceae). JBES. 2016;10:45–51.
MLA
Dizajeyekan, Yousef Imani, et al. “Regional Altitude and Soil Physicochemical Factors Influence the Essential Oil of Thymus Pubescens (Lamiales: Lamiaceae)”. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences, vol. 10, no. 29, Oct. 2016, pp. 45-51, https://izlik.org/JA68AF74MF.
Vancouver
1.Yousef Imani Dizajeyekan, Ahmad Razban Haghighi, Tohid Ebrahimi Gajoti. Regional Altitude and Soil Physicochemical Factors Influence the Essential Oil of Thymus pubescens (Lamiales: Lamiaceae). JBES [Internet]. 2016 Oct. 1;10(29):45-51. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA68AF74MF