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Two New High Essential Oil and Carvacrol Yielding Oregano (Origanum vulgare) Cultivars Pierre and Eli

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Additional index words.animal and poultry health, anti-inflammatory, culinary herb, flavorings, nutraceuticals, spice Two new clonal oregano cultivars Origanum vulgare cv.Pierre and cv.Eli have been developed through multiyear and multisite evaluations, and have been approved by Rutgers University for commercial and public release.Each of these new cultivars have significantly greater essential oil and 2-methyl-5-propan-2-ylphenol (carvacrol) yields than the currently offered commercial alternatives.These two new cultivars were developed to provide good field performance, upright growth habit, to accumulate high essential oils yields and serve as rich sources of carvacrol.The cultivars were designed to supplement the flavor, food, fragrance, nutraceutical, cosmetic and animal and poultry industries.These two new oregano cultivars are rich in antioxidants and other compounds that were previously shown to exhibit in vitro anti-inflammatory activity (Shen et al., 2010).

Source: HortScience

DOI: 10.21273/hortsci14886-20

Authors: William Reichert, Harna Patel, Christopher Mazzei, Chung-Heon Park, H. Rodolfo Juliani, James E. Simon

Institution: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Language: English

Topic: Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,000