VARIATION IN WINTER SAVORY (Satureja montana L.) YIELD AND ESSENTIAL OIL PRODUCTION AS AFFECTED BY DIFFERENT PLANT DENSITY AND NUMBER OF HARVESTS

Abstract

Similarly to other species of the genus Satureja (Lamiaceae), winter savory is valued in traditional medicine in many countries of the world. Most studies on winter savory are primarily focused on the chemical composition and biological activity of its raw material, but few studies concern proper growing conditions. The aim of the present study, conducted on one-year-old plants, was to determine relationships of plant density and number of harvests with selected parameters of raw material yield of winter savory grown in field under temperate climate conditions. The herb of winter savory grown under temperate climate conditions was shown to have an average essential oil content of 1.69%. Yield of herb without stems, the percentage of this herb in dry herb and essential oil content in the herb increase as plant density decreases. On the other hand, essential oil content and yield, do not depend on number of harvests and harvest date.

Agronomic Practices in Lemon Balm Production under Temperate Climate Conditions: Raw Material Yield and Active Substances Content

“…Conversely, with lemon verbena, the plants were found to produce less essential oil at higher densities [30]. Similarly, in winter savory (Satureja montana L.), the herb yield and essential oil content increase with a decreasing plant density, with the essential oil content and yield not depending on the number of harvests and harvest date [36]. In contrast, for another savory species (S. sahendica Bornm.…”

HPLC- and NMR-Based Chemical Profiling, Wound-Healing Potential, Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Activities of Satureja pilosa (Lamiaceae), a Neglected Medicinal–Aromatic Herb

“…From another viewpoint, all Satureja spp., which have been praised since Virgil times for their development of aromatic honeys [ 29 ], are well-known melliferous species, which can also be exploited as ornamental aromatic–medicinal plants for culinary purposes or gardening and landscape applications, and therefore, they are studied regarding their potential for cultivation and sustainable exploitation [ 30 , 31 , 32 ]. Among 15 wild-growing Satureja species and subspecies in Greece [ 33 ], S. pilosa is a perennial subshrub, which is range-restricted in adjacent parts of Greece and Bulgaria and locally in Italy.…”