Water stress effects on Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) yield and oil essential components (Retracted article. See vol. 151, pg. 135, 2013)

作者：Vazin Farshid^*

来源：Scientia Horticulturae, 2013, 151: 135-141.

DOI：10.1016/j.scienta.2012.12.018

• Water deficit
• Cumin cyminum
• Fatty acids
• Essential oils
• p-Menta-1
• 3-Diene-7-al
• Cuminaldehyde

The effects of water deficit on yield, fatty acids and essential oil yield and composition of Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) were investigated. Plants were treated with different levels of water deficit (I-100, I-50 and 10). Plant growth (height and dry matter weight) was significantly reduced by I-0. This last caused also important reductions of the seed yield and yield components. Drought decreased significantly the fatty acid content and the double bond index (DBI) degree. This later was provoked mainly by a strong reduction of oleic, linolenic and petroselinic acid proportions and the disappearance of palmitoleic and arachidinic acid. Besides, moderate water deficit increased the essential oil yield (expressed as g/100 g on the basis of dry matter weight). The main essential oil constituents were p-Menta-1,3-diene-7-al, cuminaldehyde, gamma-Terpinene, p-Cymene and beta-Pinene which showed a decreasing of their contents under I-0.

• 出版日期2013-2-28