In organic cropping management of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, the best quality expression is crucial to gain satisfactory incomes. Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) is an annual herbaceous plant with a commercial value due to the typical scent of its fruits (commonly termed “seeds”), rich in a pale yellow oil (1-2% in small-sized types, 0.2-0.5% in large-sized ones). Several studies have been done for determining the composition of volatile fraction of Coriander, which was found to vary also as a consequence of cropping techniques, including nitrogen fertilization. In order to gain useful information about the effects, if present at all, of organic N fertilization on Coriander quality in terms of volatiles composition pattern, a three-year trial (2004-2006) was carried out using different types and rates of organic and conventional N fertilizers. Volatile composition of fruits was obtained by means of GC-MS and data were evaluated by multivariate statistical analysis. The most representative compound are linalool, followed by camphor, geranyl acetate and geraniol. The group partition was mainly due to different quantitative ratio of compounds; the differences in volatile composition, however, followed a scheme more resembling the cropping year than the fertilization management.

Carrubba, A., Catalano, C., Militello, M. (2010). Effects of organic and conventional N-fertilization on quality traits in coriander(Coriandrum sativum L.). In Proceedings 18th Symposium of the International Scientific Centre of Fertilizers - More sustainability in agriculture: new fertilizers and fertilization management (pp.174-179). Roma : Fertilitas Agrorum.

Effects of organic and conventional N-fertilization on quality traits in coriander(Coriandrum sativum L.)

CARRUBBA, Alessandra;CATALANO, Caterina;MILITELLO, Marcello
2010-01-01

Abstract

In organic cropping management of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, the best quality expression is crucial to gain satisfactory incomes. Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) is an annual herbaceous plant with a commercial value due to the typical scent of its fruits (commonly termed “seeds”), rich in a pale yellow oil (1-2% in small-sized types, 0.2-0.5% in large-sized ones). Several studies have been done for determining the composition of volatile fraction of Coriander, which was found to vary also as a consequence of cropping techniques, including nitrogen fertilization. In order to gain useful information about the effects, if present at all, of organic N fertilization on Coriander quality in terms of volatiles composition pattern, a three-year trial (2004-2006) was carried out using different types and rates of organic and conventional N fertilizers. Volatile composition of fruits was obtained by means of GC-MS and data were evaluated by multivariate statistical analysis. The most representative compound are linalool, followed by camphor, geranyl acetate and geraniol. The group partition was mainly due to different quantitative ratio of compounds; the differences in volatile composition, however, followed a scheme more resembling the cropping year than the fertilization management.
Settore AGR/02 - Agronomia E Coltivazioni Erbacee
2009
More sustainability in agriculture: new fertilizers and fertilization management
Roma
8-12 novembre 2009
18
2010
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Carrubba, A., Catalano, C., Militello, M. (2010). Effects of organic and conventional N-fertilization on quality traits in coriander(Coriandrum sativum L.). In Proceedings 18th Symposium of the International Scientific Centre of Fertilizers - More sustainability in agriculture: new fertilizers and fertilization management (pp.174-179). Roma : Fertilitas Agrorum.
Proceedings (atti dei congressi)
Carrubba, A; Catalano, C; Militello, M
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