| Title |
Chemometric investigation of light-shade effects on essential oil yield and morphology of Moroccan Myrtus communis L.
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| Published in |
SpringerPlus, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40064-016-2749-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mouhcine Fadil, Abdellah Farah, Bouchaib Ihssane, Taoufik Haloui, Sara Lebrazi, Badreddine Zghari, Saâd Rachiq |
| Abstract |
To investigate the effect of environmental factors such as light and shade on essential oil yield and morphological traits of Moroccan Myrtus communis, a chemometric study was conducted on 20 individuals growing under two contrasting light environments. The study of individual's parameters by principal component analysis has shown that essential oil yield, altitude, and leaves thickness were positively correlated between them and negatively correlated with plants height, leaves length and leaves width. Principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis have also shown that the individuals of each sampling site were grouped separately. The one-way ANOVA test has confirmed the effect of light and shade on essential oil yield and morphological parameters by showing a statistically significant difference between them from the shaded side to the sunny one. Finally, the multiple linear model containing main, interaction and quadratic terms was chosen for the modeling of essential oil yield in terms of morphological parameters. Sun plants have a small height, small leaves length and width, but they are thicker and richer in essential oil than shade plants which have shown almost the opposite. The highlighted multiple linear model can be used to predict essential oil yield in the studied area. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 33 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 21% |
| Other | 5 | 15% |
| Professor | 5 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 12% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 6 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 32% |
| Chemistry | 5 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 12% |
| Engineering | 2 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 9 | 26% |
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