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To determine how harvesting time influences the essential oil yield and chemical composition of wild Thymus pulegioides.

January 1, 1996Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Influence of Harvesting Time on Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of a Thyme (Thymus pulegioides L.) Growing Wild in Campania (Southern Italy)

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FSFelice SenatoreUniversity of Naples Federico II

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Phytochemical analysis reveals seasonal fluctuations in essential oil yield and phenolic content in wild thyme, highlighting full bloom as the optimal harvest window.

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To determine how harvesting time influences the essential oil yield and chemical composition of wild Thymus pulegioides.
Extracted essential oils via hydrodistillation from leaves and flowers collected at different growth stages.
Identified and quantified volatile constituents using gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
Identified 63 volatile constituents, with γ-terpinene, p-cymene, thymol, and carvacrol comprising 57.3% to 62.5% of total essential oil content.
Essential oil yield and phenolic compound concentrations peaked during or immediately following full bloom.

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Felice Senatore (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fac03f44fa9f079dd2379 https://doi.org/10.1021/jf950508z

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Phytochemical analysis reveals seasonal fluctuations in essential oil yield and phenolic content in wild thyme, highlighting full bloom as the optimal harvest window.

Influence of Harvesting Time on Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of a Thyme (Thymus pulegioides L.) Growing Wild in Campania (Southern Italy)

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Influence of Harvesting Time on Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of a Thyme (Thymus pulegioides L.) Growing Wild in Campania (Southern Italy)

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