Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3832

Full Length Research Paper

Thymus kotschyanus and Carum copticum essential oils as botanical preservatives for table grape

Rasul Jalili Marandi1*, Abbas Hassani1,2, Youbert Ghosta3, Ali Abdollahi4, Alireza Pirzad2,5 and Fatemeh Sefidkon6
1Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, P.O. Box 165, Iran. 2Department of Medicinal and Industrial Plants, Institute of Biotechnology, Urmia University, Urmia, P.O. Box 165, Iran. 3Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, P.O. Box 165, Iran. 4Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Sistan and Baluchestan University, Saravan, P.O. Box 99515143, Iran. 5Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, P.O. Box165, Iran. 6Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran, P. O. Box 13185116, Iran.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 22 October 2010
  •  Published: 18 November 2010

Abstract

In the present study, essential oils extracted from Thymus kotschyanus and Carum copticumhas been evaluated for efficacy in the control of postharvest fungal decay in Thompson seedless table grape. Results showed that the tested oils exhibited good inhibitory activity against fungal decay in oil-treated grapes. In addition, the essential did not show a negative impact on the sensory quality of the grape. The profile of the oil components showed that carvacrol (28.54%) and thymol (63.18%) were the main compounds available in T. kotschyanusand C. copticum respectively. Results of this research showed that the evaluated essential oils may be used as a preservative for reduction of postharvest losses.

 

Key words: Essential oil, table grape, Thymus kotschyanus, Carum copticum, antifungal.

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