Essential oil compositions of different accessions of Coriandrum sativum L. from Iran

Abstract

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) has been cultivated for a many years in different parts of Iran. The chemical profiles of different accessions were analysed by means of GC-MS. The essential oil content of the dried seeds varied from 0.1% to 0.36%. Thirty-four different compounds were identified in the essential oil of all accessions. Linalool (40.9–79.9%), neryl acetate (2.3–14.2%), γ-terpinene (0.1–13.6%) and α-pinene (1.2–7.1%) were identified as main components in the oil of the coriander accessions. Almost all of the studied accessions contained more that 60% linalool, showing the high quality of coriander seeds produced in Iran and the suitability of the accessions as initial genetic materials for the breeding of homogenous and talented Coriander cultivars.

Keywords:

• Coriandrum sativum L.
• essential oil
• linalool
• accession
• diversity

Acknowledgement

Shahid Beheshti University Research Council is acknowledged for financial support (Research Project No. 600/4630).