An Analysis of World Lavender Oil Markets and Lessons for Turkey

New Tricks for Old Guys: Recent Developments in the Chemistry, Biochemistry, Applications and Exploitation of Selected Species from the Lamiaceae Family

“…An interesting dissertation on current lavender and lavender EOs market with an evaluation of the economic impact of these productions in a plant producer country as Turkey was published recently by Giray, [32] concluding that the sector of aromatic and medicinal plants and their essential oils is very promising at the socio-economic level for developing countries. An exhaustive work on the chemistry of Lavandula genus was made by Aprotosoaie and coworkers [33] covering the chemistry of 17 species from different geographical origins.…”

“…[56] O. vulgare is one of the main species of this genus and then the most studied, however, other minor species show interesting chemical composition associated with biological activities, for example a study of the chemical characterization and the evaluation of antimicrobial, enzyme inhibitory, and antioxidant activities of methanol and water extracts of Turkish O. onites has been recently reported. [424] In total 28 components belonging to polyphenols, flavonoids, terpenoids, organic acids and esters have been identified: 3-O-(4-coumaroyl)quinic acid (16), acacetin (17), cirsimaritin (14), naringenin (9), tuberonic acid glucoside (18), ferulic acid (3), apigenin-7,4'-dimethyl ether (19), azelaic acid (20), baicalin (21), casticin (22), cirsiliol (11), dihydrorobinetin (23), gardenin B (24), genkwanin (25), isoferulic acid (26), kaempferol (27), nevadensin (28), oroxylin A 7-O-glucuronide (29), quercetin (30), rosmarinic acid methyl ester (31), sakuranetin (32) and salvigenin (33).…”

Challenges in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants DNA Barcoding—Lessons from the Lamiaceae

“…Bulgaria is the world largest producer of lavender oil nowadays. However, France and China are among those countries that have also increased their lavender production [ 177 ]. The results of phylogenetic studies [ 178 , 179 ] based on cpDNA trn K- mat K partial sequences confirmed the monophyly of Lavandula ( Figure 3 ) and the section classification of the genus as defined by Alan [ 175 ].…”

“…Another factor contributing to the adulteration of English lavender with lavandin could be linked to climate change, as lavender production is affected by the weather, with an impact on availability and price [ 188 ]. The price is also influenced by the origin of cultivation of the plant, with French grown plants considered to have the oil with the best quality and, therefore, the highest prices [ 177 ]. The less valuable lavandin oil is graded accordingly to the origin of production and the hybrid used [ 188 ].…”

Plastic Mulching or Conventional Cultivation of Lavender Flower: What Influence on the Yield, Essential Oil and Their Neuroprotective Effects?

“…is one of the main aromatic plants used in a number of industries such as cosmetic, perfumery, medicine and cleaning. Although the main producers of lavender and lavender distillation products are France, Bulgaria, China, Russia and some other Eastern European countries (Giray 2018), Turkey, whose cultivation area is expanding may also be among these important suppliers (Tarhan et al 2019). As a consequence of assessing lavender for alternative agriculture activities to the common activities, the existing production areas have decreased (Cimen 2016).…”