Essential Oil Composition of Different Plant Parts of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. and Perry Grown in South Andaman Island, India 

Ajit Arun Waman* and Pooja Bohra

Division of Horticulture and Forestry, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

Corresponding Author E-mail: ajit.hort595@gmail.com

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CARJ.10.2.03

Abstract:

Dried unopened flower bud is the economic produce obtained from clove tree. Similar to clove buds, its essential oil also has manifold applications in food, flavor and pharmaceutical industries worldwide. These properties are mainly attributed to the presence of various bioactive molecules including Eugenol. In order to know the composition of essential oil present in clove leaves and pedicels as compared to commercially used clove buds, the present study was undertaken. Results revealed that different plant parts had varied essential oil composition in terms of relative percentage of various compounds. Leaf essential oil was found to be the richest source of Eugenol among the plant parts studied. This finding suggests use of clove leaves for season independent commercial scale essential oil extraction and growing perennial clove plants for dedicated leaf production purpose.

Keywords:

Bay Islands; Essential oils; Myrtaceae; Spices; Tropical

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