Japanese cornmint ( Mentha canadensis L. syn M. arvensis L.) is an industrial crop cultivated for its essential oil, which has wide personal uses and industrial applications. Japanese cornmint is the only commercially viable source for production
Oregano ( Origanum vulgare L.) is a well-known medicinal, culinary, and essential oil plant that has been used as medicinal plant since ancient times in the Mediterranean region ( Stojanov, 1973 ). Indeed, the plant, the plant extract, and the
1 Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory. 2 Florist and Nursery Crops Laboratory. We thank J.F. Walter of W.R. Grace & Co., Columbia, Md., for supplying the sample of clarified neem seed oil and reviewing the manuscript. Mention of a
Olive has been grown traditionally for centuries in countries of the Mediterranean basin. However, the increase in olive oil consumption related to the perception of its health-related benefits ( Waterman and Lockwood, 2007 ) has led, in the last
., 2014 ). However, there is a lack of information about the influence of different pollination treatments on seed weight, oil content, and FA composition. As is commonly known, pollen sources have a direct influence on fruit and seed features of the
supported in part by grants from the United Soybean Board and the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board. The soybean oil and Latron B-1956 were provided by Central Soya Co. and Rohm Haas Co., respectively.
., 2004 ; Clark, 1998 , Lawrence, 2007 ; Topalov and Zheljazkov, 1991 ; Zheljazkov et al., 1996a ). Japanese cornmint essential oil is rich in menthol and the species is currently the only commercial source for the production of natural menthol ( Clark
Insecticidal soap and horticultural oil have been used since the late 1800s to manage soft-bodied insect pests of fruits, shade trees, and ornamental plants ( Weinzierl, 2000 ). Insecticidal soaps are made of a potassium salt of a plant
Abstract
Pectic substances in 4 avocado cultivars were determined as anhydrouronic acid (AUA) during ontogeny and related to fruit maturity, alcohol-insoluble solids (AIS), alcohol-soluble solids (ASS), ASS minus oil, total oil, fresh weight and dry weight. The concentration of pectic substances in avocado pulp varied among different cultivars and increases during growth and maturation. AUA varied between 0.7 to 1.5% on a fresh weight basis. However, values on a dry weight basis are relatively constant at about 5.0% and independent of the state of maturity or cultivar. AIS, ASS, alcohol-soluble acid and oil increase as the fruit mature, ASS minus oil and water content decreased during the growth and maturation periods. Changes in oil content during ontogeny was the only constituent of those examined which was related to maturity.
natural products with biological activity and have been considered a source of glycerides as well as biodiesel ( Frega et al., 1991 ; Popova et al., 2018 ; Xie et al., 2011 ). Specifically, tobacco is an oilseed crop with an oil yield ranging from 30% to