Yield and Chemical Compositions of Leaf Essential Oil from 9 Clones of Eucalyptus Planting in Thailand

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Suwimon Uthairatsamee

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The objective of this study was to determine yield and chemical compositions of leaf essential oil from 9 clones of Eucalyptus planting in Thailand, including clone S1, K83 (Eucalyptus camaldulensis x E.pellita) S2 (E.camaldulensis) S3, S4, S5 (E.camaldulensis x E.urophylla) G2 (E.camaldulensis x E.grandis) K7 (E.camaldulensis x E.deglupta) and K58 (E.urophylla). Leaf samples were harvested from the trees with 4 years of age in Kanchanaburi Province. The essential oils were extracted by hydro-distillation and characterized for the chemical compositions by Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS). Result showed that the essential oil content of 9 clones were significantly different (P<0.05) and varying from 0.54-2.37% (v/w oven dry weight). Among 9 clones, clone S2 and K83 had the highest average percentage of essential oil (2.37 and 2.36%), followed by clone S1 (2.14%) and K58 (1.70%), respectively. The principal compound in most of the essential oils was 1,8-Cineole (Eucalyptol), which is used strictly for medicinal purposes. Clone S2 showed the highest percentage of 1,8-Cineole (67.22%), followed by K58 (60.70%). Based on the result, it could be suggest that clone S2 has potential for leaf essential oil production in medicinal purpose.

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Uthairatsamee, S. (2017). Yield and Chemical Compositions of Leaf Essential Oil from 9 Clones of Eucalyptus Planting in Thailand. Thai Journal of Forestry, 36(1), 1–10. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjf/article/view/246861
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