Table I.
Quantification of volatiles in three basil cultivars (μg g−1 FW leaf tissue)
| Compounds | EMX | SD | SW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monoterpenes | |||
| α-Pinene | 22 (4)a | 0 | 39 (10) |
| β-Pinene | 36 (9) | 0 | 75 (2) |
| β-Myrcene | 24 (6) | 0 | 88 (13) |
| Limonene | 46 (9) | 21 (13) | 32 (7) |
| 1,8-Cineole | 352 (88) | 0 | 728 (37) |
| Ocimene | 0 | 0 | 109 (11) |
| Linalool | 0 | 0 | 2,101 (418) |
| Sabinene | 279 (13) | 336 (39) | 296 (22) |
| Fenchol | 150 (85) | 0 | 0 |
| Camphor | 0 | 0 | 41 (2) |
| α-Terpineol | 0 | 0 | 68 (7) |
| Geranial | 0 | 6,541 (1,361) | 0 |
| Neral | 0 | 3,091 (728) | 0 |
| Geraniol | 0 | 325 (55) | 0 |
| Nerol | 0 | 138 (27) | 0 |
| Sesquiterpenes | |||
| β-Caryophyllene | 289 (78) | 537 (75) | 0 |
| α-Bergamotene | 0 | 0 | 453 (84) |
| β-Farnesene | 64 (19) | 90 (20) | 84 (4) |
| α-Caryophyllene | 77 (13) | 171 (24) | 18 (2) |
| α-Zingiberene | 39 (12) | 93 (13) | 43 (8) |
| Germacrene D | 86 (22) | 513 (80) | 123 (19) |
| γ-Cadinene | 0 | 0 | 88 (10) |
| β-Selinene | 0 | 207 (30) | 0 |
| α-Selinene | 0 | 171 (26) | 0 |
| α-Bisabolene | 207 (51) | 353 (54) | 0 |
| α-Cadinol | 0 | 0 | 98 (8) |
| Phenyl Propanoids | |||
| Methyl chavicol | 4,468 (957) | 142 (63) | 0 |
| Methyl eugenol | 42 (1) | 0 | 69 (23) |
| Eugenol | 0 | 41 (9) | 2,302 (13) |
| Other | |||
| cis-3-hexenol | 87 (54) | 152 (28) | 251 (6) |
a
Average values and sd (in parentheses) of triplicate for each plant line are given.