Dans cette étude, l'effet du séchage des parties aériennes (feuilles + inflorescences) de Ocimum basilicum L. sur le rendement d'extraction, la composition chimique de l'huile essentielle et son pouvoir antioxydant a été évalué. Les résultats d'analyse montrent que les composés majoritaires de l'huile essentielle obtenue par hydrodistillation des parties aériennes fraîches du basilic sont respectivement le linalol (48,7%), l'eugénol (27,4%), le trans-α-bergamotène (5,4%) et le δ-cadinol (3,4%). Pendant le séchage des feuilles, le taux de linalol augmente jusqu'à 80% alors que celui de l'eugénol décroît jusqu'à moins de 1%. L'effet du séchage de la matière végétale provoque une modification très importante de l'activité antioxydante des extraits de basilic. En effet, après 23 jours de séchage, on observe une baisse de plus de 87% du pouvoir antioxydant de l'huile essentielle ; par contre, celui des extraits (eau et éthanol) connaît une augmentation, puis décroît après 15 jours de séchage.

The availability of secondary metabolites in various plant parts can be influenced qualitatively and quantitatively by managing ecological factors or farming practices. Purpose of this study was to determine the impact of organic and mineral fertilization on the content of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity in fruit of the tomato Mongal F1 variety. Experimentation was carried out in a randomized block factorial design. Results of study revealed that plant treated by organic fertilizers have 16.36± 0.07mg Trolox Equivalent (TE)/100g fresh tomato (ft) antioxidant activity and 6.96± 0.63mg Gallic Acid Equivalent (GAE)/100g ft total phenols content while the plant treated by mineral fertilizer have 15.57± 0.05 mg TE/100g ft for antioxidant activity and 6.09± 0.13mg GAE/100g ft for total phenols content. Furthermore, it was reported that, as compared to mineral fertilization, organic fertilization significantly increases the antioxidant activity and phenolic compounds production in Mongal F1 tomato variety. This increase is probably due to the availability of various major and minor elements in organic fertilizer contrary to mineral fertilizer which has only three major elements, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. 79 days after transplanting, fruit ripping has no obvious effect on the accumulation of these compounds.

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The concentration of secondary metabolites can be influenced qualitatively and quantitatively by ecological factors and farming practices. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of organic and mineral fertilization on physical characteristics and the content of chemical and biochemical compounds of the fruits of the tomato var. Mongal F1. Physical, chemical and biochemical characterizations of tomato samples were carried out from samples collected from control, organic and mineral fertilized plants, to assess the nutritional potential according to fertilization. Samples collected from the organic fertilizer had pH values of 4.21 ± 0.01 corresponding to measurable acidity of 8.47 ± 0.06g malic acid /100g Fresh Tomato (FT), dry matter of 4.18±0.02/100g FT and total ash content of 0.38±0.01/100g FT. The contents of fats, proteins are respectively 2.28 ± 0.01 and 0.70± 0.02 mg/100g FT, totals sugar value of 2.83± 0.02 mg/100g FT. For mineral fertilization, the samples had pH values of 4.16 ± 0.01 corresponding to a measurable acidity of 8.10 ± 0.12g malic acid /100g FT, values of dry matter 3.82 ± 0.02/100g FT and totals ash content of 0.37 ± 0.01. The contents of fats and proteins are respectively 0.27 ± 0.01 and 0.64 ± 0.01 mg/100g FT with totals sugar value of 2.56 ± 0.01 mg/100g FT. Result of study revealed that organic fertilization can increase the concentration of secondary metabolites production in tomato var. Mongal F1 than mineral fertilization. This increase may be probably due to the availability of various major and minor elements in organic fertilizer contrary to mineral fertilizer which has only three major elements, Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K). Globally fruit ripping has shown a positive effect on the accumulation of fats, proteins and total sugar.

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