Effect of plant ontogeny on quantity and chemical constituents of essential oil in sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum l.) grown in Sudan

• Main Authors: Aburigal, Yasmin A. A., Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Elmogtaba, Elfadly Y., Sirible, Awatif M., Hamza, Nada B., Hussein, Ismail H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General); S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/87345/1/Basil-%2042-Article%20Text-572-4-10-20201228.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/87345/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/bnrej/index.php/bnrej/article/view/42/32; https://journals.iium.edu.my/bnrej/index.php/bnrej/issue/view/5

Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is a very important food additive as well as for its therapeutic and cosmetic potential. The composition of essential oils in plants is affected by genetics and environmental conditions, which is determined by the growth region and harvesting time in terms of ontog...