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Influence of Harvesting Method on Essential Oil Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Operational Efficiency in Anatolian Sage (Salvia fruticosa Mill.).
| Τίτλος: | Influence of Harvesting Method on Essential Oil Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Operational Efficiency in Anatolian Sage (Salvia fruticosa Mill.). |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Çelik SA; Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops, Division of Medicinal Plants, Selçuk University, Konya 42130, Turkey. |
| Πηγή: | Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) [Molecules] 2026 Jun 09; Vol. 31 (12). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 09. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: MDPI Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 100964009 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1420-3049 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14203049 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Molecules Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Basel, Switzerland : MDPI, c1995- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Oils, Volatile*/chemistry , Oils, Volatile*/pharmacology , Oils, Volatile*/analysis , Antioxidants*/chemistry , Antioxidants*/pharmacology , Salvia*/chemistry, Phenols/chemistry ; Phytochemicals/chemistry ; Plant Extracts/chemistry |
| Περίληψη: | Salvia fruticosa Mill. (Anatolian sage) is an important medicinal and aromatic plant widely valued for its essential oil and phenolic compounds. Harvesting practices may influence both biomass yield and the chemical quality of plant raw materials. This study evaluated the effects of manual and machine harvesting on selected physical characteristics, essential oil composition, mineral content, and antioxidant-related phytochemical properties of S. fruticosa cultivated under Central Anatolian conditions, together with the operational performance of both harvesting methods. Manual harvesting resulted in higher fresh and dry biomass yields and a greater essential oil content (2.03%) compared with machine harvesting (1.57%). Mineral analysis showed that Ca, Zn, Cu, and B concentrations were higher in manually harvested samples, whereas K and Mg contents were slightly higher in machine-harvested plants. Essential oil characterization demonstrated that 1,8-cineole was the dominant compound and its proportion differed markedly between harvesting methods, reaching 43.07% in manual harvesting and 21.77% in machine harvesting. Antioxidant activity determined by the DPPH assay was 0.093 mg TE mL-1 for manual harvesting and 0.096 mg TE mL-1 for machine harvesting. Additional phytochemical analyses revealed total phenolic contents of 134.6 and 129.3 mg GAE g-1 extract, total flavonoid contents of 22.7 and 25.2 mg QE g-1 extract and FRAP values of 382 and 336 µmol Fe2+ g-1 extract for manual and machine harvesting, respectively. These findings indicate that harvesting technique affects certain compositional parameters but causes only limited changes in the overall antioxidant potential of S. fruticosa extracts. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Anatolian sage; Salvia fruticosa; antioxidant activity; essential oil composition; harvesting method; phenolic compounds |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Oils, Volatile) 0 (Antioxidants) 0 (Phenols) 0 (Phytochemicals) 0 (Plant Extracts) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260626 Date Completed: 20260626 Latest Revision: 20260726 |
| Update Code: | 20260726 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13304598 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/molecules31122023 |
| PMID: | 42357422 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1420-3049 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/molecules31122023 |